§ Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bayasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Bank of England banknotes of £5, £10, £20 and £50 respectively were in circulation on 28 February in each of the past 10 years. [HL4614]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe number of Bank of England notes in circulation on the last day of February for the last 10 years is set out below. This information is also available in each year's annual report of the Bank of England.
Millions £5 £10 £20 £50 1993 232.6 534.8 305.1 54.6 1994 227.0 524.5 340.9 57.7 1995 214.4 534.8 386.2 57.0 1996 213.5 568.8 429.0 62.1 1997 209.4 591.5 477.9 65.5 1998 206.8 596.0 531.1 72.7 1999 222.2 596.6 570.7 79.2 2000 209.0 568.3 659.9 83.9 2001 208.2 610.7 719.1 93.1 2002 208.8 592.8 816.8 104.1 Notes:
Data are for the last banking day in February.
Figures exclude written off notes from previous series.
(Notes are written off 10 years after the withdrawal of legal tender status.)