HC Deb 13 March 1978 vol 946 c41W
Mr. Adley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Written Answer, Official Report, 1st March, columns 269–70, if he will indicate the percentage reduction of the new £1 note in relation to its predecessor.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The surface area of the new £1 note is 83.5 per cent. that of the old note.