HC Deb 15 November 1979 vol 973 c757W
Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the old white £10 notes, £20 notes, £100 notes, £500 notes and £1,000 notes are still unredeemed by the Bank of England.

Mr. Lawson

Unpresented old white notes of these denominations are written off in the books of the Bank of England 40 years after their date of issue in accordance with the provisions of the Bank Act 1892. The numbers of such notes still outstanding in the books of the Bank are: £10 notes 4,740, £20 notes 119, £50 notes 1,018, £100 notes 1,074, £500 notes nil and £1,000 notes 16.