Government Securities: Bank of England
(asked on 21st January 2021) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion and value of UK Government bonds are held by the Bank of England.
This question was answered on 4th February 2021
At 31 December 2020 in nominal values, the Bank of England’s Asset Purchase Facility Fund held £625bn gilts, while a further £11bn of gilts were held in the Bank of England’s Sterling Bond Portfolio. Combined these represent 32.8% of the value of outstanding Government bonds, or 42.8% of outstanding conventional Government bonds.