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16.
Net debt
      At 1 April
2004
£m
    Cash flow
£m
    Acquisition
of subsidiary undertakings
£m
    Other
non-cash changes
£m
    Currency movement
£m
    At 31 March
2005
£m
 

 
Analysis of net debt
                                     
Cash in hand and at bank
    109     97                 206  
Overnight deposits
    292     85                 377  
Bank overdrafts
    (2 )                   (2 )

 
      399     182                 581  
Other current asset investments
    4,871     (587 )       (64 )       4,220  

 
Short-term investments and cash, less bank overdrafts
    5,270     (405 )       (64 )       4,801  

 
Debt due within one year, excluding bank overdrafts
    (1,269 )   1,215     (20 )   (4,422 )       (4,496 )
Debt due after one year
    (12,426 )   77     (139 )   4,399     (2 )   (8,091 )

 
Total debt, excluding bank overdrafts
    (13,695 )   1,292     (159 )   (23 )   (2 )   (12,587 )

 
Net debt
    (8,425 )   887     (159 )   (87 )   (2 )   (7,786 )

 
 
      2005
£m
    2004
£m
    2003
£m
 

 
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net debt
                   
Increase (decrease) in cash in the year
    182     44     (19 )
Cash outflow from decrease in debt
    1,292     2,301     2,515  
Cash (outflow) inflow from increase in liquid resources
    (587 )   (1,123 )   1,729  

 
Decrease in net debt resulting from cash flows
    887     1,222     4,225  
Currency and translation movements
    (2 )   (4 )   (67 )
(Increase) decrease in net debt on acquisition or disposal of subsidiary undertakings
    (159 )   (1 )   13  
Other non-cash movements
    (87 )   (69 )   (43 )

 
Decrease in net debt in the year
    639     1,148     4,128  
Net debt at 1 April
    (8,425 )   (9,573 )   (13,701 )

 
Net debt at 31 March
    (7,786 )   (8,425 )   (9,573 )

 
 

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