*BoE Minutes: MPC Voted 8-1 To Hold Interest Rate At 0.5%

Boe-some Mpc Thought Probability That Further Monetary Stimulus Would Be Needed Had Increased

*Pound Slips Against Majors Amid BoE Minutes; Now At 1.5651 Versus Greenback

France Plans To Reduce Budget Deficit To 2 Pct Of Gdp By 2014

British Pound Steady Against Majors Ahead Of BoE Minutes