OTHER EQUITY INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Disclosure Of Other Equity Instruments Explanatory [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Other Equity Instruments [text block]

	2019			2018		2017
	£m			£m		£m
At 1 January		6,491			5,355		5,355
Issued in the year:
US dollar notes ($1,500 million nominal)		–			1,136		–
US dollar notes ($500 million nominal)		396			–		–
Sterling notes (£500 million nominal)		500			–		–
Redemption		(1,481	)		–		–
At 31 December		5,906			6,491		5,355