§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the expected useful life of (i) an English £1 note and (ii) a Scottish £1 note.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe expected average useful life of an English £1 note is about 10 months. Scottish banknotes are not the responsibility of the Government, but of the note-issuing banks concerned. I have no reason to believe, however, that the useful life span of Scottish notes is significantly different from that of Bank of England notes.