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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 October 2011. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 October 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.


Money: Counterfeit Manufacturing

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

The face value of counterfeit Bank of England notes removed from circulation since 1997 is set out in the following table:

£ million
1997 7.5
1998 7.3
1999 3.8
2000 3.9
2001 2.9
2002 6.0
2003 6.6
2004 6.4
2005 10.0
2006 7.8
2007 5.9
2008 13.7
2009 11.2
2010 5.9

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
74490; 533 c800-1W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Bank notes Forgery
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk