Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Christopher Chope (Conservative). It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Thursday, 30 October 2008 on behalf of the Treasury.
Counterfeit Currency
- Question
- What estimate he has made of the number of counterfeit pound coins in circulation; and what steps he is taking to remove them from circulation.
- Answer
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The latest survey conducted by the Royal Mint indicated a potential counterfeit level of around 2 per cent. The Royal Mint continues to work closely with the police, banks and cash-in-transit companies to introduce more robust methods for detecting and removing counterfeit coins from circulation.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 481 c1026
- 231522
- Session
- 2007-08
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Coinage Forgery
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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