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Decisions

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The decisions on interest rates are announced at 12 noon immediately following the Thursday meeting. The announcement of the outcome is made on the wire services' Bank of England pages and on the website.

Decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee are made on a one-person one-vote basis, with the Governor having the casting vote if there is no majority.

Forthcoming Dates:

MPC Decision MPC Minutes Inflation Report
     
2009    
8 & 9 July 22 July  
5 & 6 August 19 August 12 August
9 & 10 September 23 September  
7 & 8 October 21 October  
4 & 5 November 18 November 11 November
9 & 10 December 23 December  

2010 forthcoming dates are available from the news release published on 17 September 2008.

Key Resources

 

 

Historical interest rate voting spreadsheet
To view how each Member of the Monetary Policy Committee has voted on interest rates between May 1997 until the present date, see our historical voting spreadsheet.
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Official Bank Rate history
Changes in the rate from 1694.
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