Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Monday, 5 October 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 October 2026. It was answered by Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour) on Monday, 19 October 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.

Gold: World War II

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Bank of England press release Tripartite Commission Holdings of Nazi Gold at the Bank of England, published on 8 May 1997, what became of the (1) 114,637.213 troy ounces of fine gold, and (2) two Prussian State Mint gold bars; whether any of those holdings were subsequently disposed of, on what dates and to whom; and whether any of that gold is physically held in the Bank of England’s vaults as of October 2026.

Answer

The Bank of England has confirmed that it no longer holds any gold recovered from Nazi Germany by the Tripartite Commission.^{^{^[1]}}

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