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Who features on bank notes?
Response by Bank of England to Annabel Coleman on .

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Dear Ms Coleman Please find attached a response to your email of 9 March below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate...
K foundation burning of £1million
Response by Bank of England to Tony Weston on .

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Dear Mr Weston Please find attached response to your email of 18 May below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate Bank...
The quality of the RPI
Response by Bank of England to Simon Briscoe on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Briscoe Please find attached a response to your email of 5 April below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorat...
Promissory Notes as Payment
Request to Bank of England by Mr Garry. Annotated by Darren Dale on .

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Correct the status. Appoint the CFO or CEO as Trustee. Give specific instructions to the Trustee. They work for you the beneficiary. It's all Trust law...
Savings held in bank and building society accounts by people living in the UK
Response by Bank of England to Hazel Whicher on .

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Dear Ms Whicher Please find attached a letter in respect of your email of 8 October below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications...
Old bank notes?
Request to Bank of England by tommy. Annotated by tommy on .

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l'm pretty sure Legal Tender is defined by the people.
What is the latest estimate of the amount of counterfeit money in circulation?
Response by Bank of England to Jon Levenson on .

Awaiting classification.

Dear Mr Levenson Please find attached a response to your email of 12 February below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Direct...
It has come to me and my associates attention that Banks and Building Societies are all operating within their own guidelines and ignoring Government policies and regulations.
Response by Bank of England to Peter Danby on .

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Dear Mr Danby Thank you for your email of 22 January addressed to Wendy Galvin. As Mr Footman highlighted in his letters of 30 November 2017 and 7 De...
Sight of your legal advice pertaining to QE and article 123 of the Lisbon Treaty
Response by Bank of England to Wilson Logan on .

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Dear Mr Logan Please find attached a response to your email of 5 January below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate...
Roles of Public Bodies Involved in the Production of Studies on the Impact of Brexit
Follow up sent to Bank of England by Shaun Davey on .

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Many thanks for your open and helpful response, which is much appreciated. Yours sincerely, Shaun Davey
Awareness campaign performance indicators
Response by Bank of England to S O'Dea on .

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Dear Ms O'Dea Please find attached a response to your email of 24 October below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorat...
UK Clearing Bank Sort Codes
Request to Bank of England by Rich Grant. Annotated by Robert Sharp on .

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For what its worth, and for anyone else searching for this information, I've posted a spreadsheet with all the UK and Ireland sort codes, bank names an...
Money creation in the modern economy
Response by Bank of England to Mr Carnihan on .

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Dear Mr Carnihan Please find attached a response to your email of 19 October below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Director...
Note with lowest serial number
Response by Bank of England to Eliezer Tajtelbaum on .

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Dear Mr Tajtelbaum,   Please find attached a response to your email dated 3 September below.   Kind Regards   Information Access Team, Comm...
I would like to view my birth certificate bond
Request to Bank of England by jordan mcconnell. Annotated by Anthony Badaloo on .

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1) She refers to the "LAW" a couple of times. Wonder what "LAW" that is. 2) She refers to the bond at the time of registration. What happens up to an...
Honouring Bank of England Promise to Pay Bearer on Bank Notes
Request to Bank of England by Mr Tapi. Annotated by Mr Tapi on .

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Thank you daniel and Arten 60 for your comments and learned discussion. Since this request was made, Arten 60, you may wish to note that people in En...
Exchanging Promissory Notes
Request to Bank of England by Oluwatosin Alatise. Annotated by Peter Danby on .

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How can the pound have value to it ? There has not been any value to the pound since 1931. What law says it has value for life ? The pound is not bac...
Who owned the Bank prior to 1946?
Response by Bank of England to Harold Ruxton on .

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Dear Mr Ruxton Please find attached a response to your email of 25 July below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate...
Birth certificate bond
Response by Bank of England to LUKE ANGIOY on .

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Dear Mr Angioy   Please find attached a response to your email of 23 November below.   Yours sincerely   Information Access Team, Communica...
Why did you give the queen a fiver?
Response by Bank of England to Patric Grundy on .

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Dear Mr Grundy Please find attached a response to your email of 12 May below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate B...
New Bank Start-up Unit
Response by Bank of England to Abdul Hai on .

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Dear Mr Hai Please find attached a response to your email of 9 May below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate Bank o...
Promise to pay the bearer.. What if the BoE banknotes are seen as worthless and of no value. (which they are if not back by gold)
Request to Bank of England by Callum. Annotated by kenny on .

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Faith? “Capital must protect itself in every possible way, both by combination and legislation. Debts must be collected, mortgages foreclosed as...
Banking Commission Dual accounts recommendations
Response by Bank of England to margot gibbs on .

Refused.

Dear Ms Gibbs   Please find attached a response to your email of 21 February below.   Yours sincerely   Information Access Team, Communicat...
Underwriting sterling
Response by Bank of England to Gordon Downard on .

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Dear Mr Downard Please find attached a response to your email of 4 April below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Directorate...
Information about the organisations information technology team and infrastructure equipment
Response by Bank of England to Julie Hatchard on .

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Dear Ms Hatchard Please find attached a response to your email of 16 January below. Yours sincerely Information Access Team, Communications Director...

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