United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 81215
Bank Notes: Scotland
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10 October 2025
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16 October 2025 · Answer
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16 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Scottish banknotes are treated as legal currency by businesses operating in England.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Scottish banknotes are treated as legal currency by businesses operating in England.
Source: Commons
16 October 2025
Answer
The UK is unusual in allowing several commercial banks to issue their own banknotes. As well as Bank of England issued notes, authorised banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland issue banknotes in those jurisdictions. However, it remains the individual reta...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/81215
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1839870
- uk · wq-1839870 · source updated 16 October 2025