Monetary Policy Committee
Decisions
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1998 1997
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
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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. Download Spreadsheet |
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Official Bank Rate history Changes in the rate from 1694. Download PDF |
