Women On Banknotes

EDM number 326 in 2013-14, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 01/07/2013.
Categorised under the topics of Equality, Financial services and Sex discrimination.

That this House welcomes and supports the petition Bank of England: Keep a woman on English banknotes; is concerned at the Bank of England's decision to remove Elizabeth Fry from the five pound note; notes that Elizabeth Fry is currently the only female honoured in this way and the second one ever after Florence Nightingale; further notes that there is a range of alternative national female figures that could be considered for such recognition; further notes that women make up over 50 per cent of the population and should therefore be represented on at least 50 per cent of banknotes; and calls on the Government to support equal representation and recognition of women across all spheres of public life.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.