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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 12 July 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 July 2010. It was answered by Justine Greening (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 July 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Coinage: Forgery

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the face value of counterfeit coins seized was in each year since 1997.
Answer

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 19 July 2010, Official Report, column 164W.The following counterfeit £1 coins have been returned to the Royal Mint:

Date Total withdrawals
2003-04 85,000
2004-05 117,500
2005-06 84,500
2006-07 153,800
2007-08 97,000
2008-09 891,956
2009-10 1,973,000
2010-11 (to 30 June 2010) 187,000

The Treasury does not have figures on withdrawals prior to 2003, when the counterfeit rate was estimated to be less than 1%.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
8859; 514 c516W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Coinage Forgery
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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