1 Reconciliation of revenue profit before tax to net cash inflow from operating activities
             
6 months to
30 September
2003
(unaudited)
£m
6 months to
30 September
2002
(unaudited)
£m
12 months to
31 March
2003
(audited)
£m
Revenue profit before tax
 
73 48 172
Depreciation of equipment and vehicles
 
3 3 7
Tax on investment income included within income from overseas companies
 
(1)
Interest received by way of loan notes
 
(15) (15) (41)
Movement in other assets associated with operating activities
 
(11) 7 (9)
Movement in prepayments and accrued income associated with operating activities
 
(13) (10) 12
Movement in accruals and deferred income associated with operating activities
 
(3) (5) (15)
Movement in provisions for liabilities and charges     (5) (4) 2
Reversal of losses of joint ventures less distributions received
 
1 1
Net cash inflow from operating activities     29 25 128


2 Reconciliation of net cash flows to movements in net debt

             
6 months to
30 September
2003
(unaudited)
£m
6 months to
30 September
2002
(unaudited)
£m
12 months to
31 March
2003
(audited)
£m
Increase in cash in the period
 
45 15 49
Cash flow from management of liquid resources
 
162 122 (15)
Cash flow from debt financing
 
13 142 143
Cash flow from subordinated liabilities
 
5 (5) (7)
Change in net debt from cash flows
 
225 274 170
Foreign exchange movements
 
(17) (46)
Non-cash changes
 
(2) 2 50
Movement in net debt in the period
 
206 276 174
Net debt at start of period     (1,015) (1,189) (1,189)
Net debt at end of period
 
(809) (913) (1,015)


3 Analysis of net debt

            1 April
2003
(audited)
£m
Cash flow
(unaudited)
£m
Exchange
movement
(unaudited)
£m
Other
non–cash
changes
(unaudited)
£m
30 September
2003
(unaudited)
£m
Cash and deposits repayable on demand
99 45
144
Treasury bills, other loans, advances and treasury debt securities
712 162
1 875
Deposits and debt securities repayable within one year
(401) 283
(2) (120)
Deposits and debt securities repayable after one year
(1,372) (270)
(17) 2 (1,657)
Subordinated liabilities repayable after one year
(51) 5
(1) (2) (49)
Finance leases
(2)
(2)
  (1,015) 225   (17) (2) (809)