94. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the absence of any limit on the number of 50p coins that travellers may take out of the country and the ease with which foreign button manufacturers can legally copy them, he will establish the necessary machinery to check on the 50p coins brought into the country.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe 50p coin cannot be copied legally in any country which is a party to the 1929 International Convention for the Suppression of Counterfeiting Currency, to which most countries are parties. Imitation coins imported into the United Kingdom are liable to seizure, and Customs and Excise officers are alert to take the necessary action.
Earl of Dalkeithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek to make arrangements to compensate innocent recipients of forged 50p coins.
§ Mr. William RodgersNo.