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For the year ended 31 December
2001
 |
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Continuing |
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Discontinued |
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Group |
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Year |
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Nine months |
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Nine months |
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Nine months |
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ended |
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ended |
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ended |
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ended |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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31 December |
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2001 |
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2000 |
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2000 |
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2000 |
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| Note |
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£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
|
£m |
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| 24
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|
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
from operating activities |
|
274 |
|
(10) |
|
(289) |
|
(299) |
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|
| 24
|
|
Dividends received
from joint ventures and associates |
|
59 |
|
21 |
|
- |
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
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|
333 |
|
11 |
|
(289) |
|
(278) |
|
|
| 24
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Returns on investments
and servicing of finance |
|
(105) |
|
(44) |
|
(35) |
|
(79) |
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| |
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Tax |
|
(1) |
|
(10) |
|
- |
|
(10) |
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| 24
|
|
Capital expenditure
and financial investment |
|
(406) |
|
(576) |
|
(114) |
|
(690) |
|
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| 24
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Acquisitions and
disposals |
|
318 |
|
(42) |
|
(12) |
|
(54) |
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| |
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Equity dividends
paid |
|
- |
|
(116) |
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- |
|
(116) |
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| |
|
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
before management of liquid resources and financing activities |
|
139 |
|
(777) |
|
(450) |
|
(1,227) |
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| 27
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Management of liquid
resources |
|
(48) |
|
1,178 |
|
(23) |
|
1,155 |
|
|
| 24
|
|
Financing activities |
|
406 |
|
90 |
|
(140) |
|
(50) |
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| |
|
Increase/(decrease)
in cash in the period |
|
497 |
|
491 |
|
(613) |
|
(122) |
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