: consolidated statement of cash flows :
year ended 31 Dec 2000
| all figures in £ millions | 2000 | 1999 | note |
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| Net cash inflow from operating activities | 361 | 433 | 29 |
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| Dividends from joint ventures and associates | 49 | 44 | |
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| Interest received | 16 | 41 | |
| Interest paid | (179) | (182) | |
| Debt issue costs | (4) | (5) | |
| Dividends paid to minority interests | – | (1) | |
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| Returns on investments and servicing of finance | (167) | (147) | |
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| Taxation | (90) | (156) | |
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| Purchase of tangible fixed assets | (139) | (102) | |
| Sale of tangible fixed assets | 22 | 36 | |
| Purchase of investments | (132) | (24) | |
| Sale of investments | 1 | 624 | |
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| Capital expenditure and financial investment | (248) | 534 | |
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| Purchase of subsidiary undertakings | (2,276) | (249) | |
| Net cash acquired with subsidiary undertakings | (31) | – | |
| Purchase of joint ventures and associates | (108) | (54) | |
| Sale of subsidiary undertakings | 158 | 44 | |
| Net cash disposed with subsidiary undertakings | – | (3) | |
| Sale of associates | 392 | 12 | |
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| Acquisitions and disposals | (1,865) | (250) | 27/28 |
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| Equity dividends paid | (143) | (132) | |
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| Net cash (outflow)/inflow before management of liquid resources and financing | (2,103) | 326 | |
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| Liquid resources acquired | (16) | (9) | |
| Liquid resources disposed | – | 10 | |
| Collateral deposit placed | (118) | – | |
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| Management of liquid resources | (134) | 1 | 29 |
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| Issue of equity share capital | 1,959 | 18 | |
| Capital element of finance lease rentals | (10) | (11) | |
| Loan facility advanced | 473 | – | |
| Loan facility repaid | (735) | (1,112) | |
| Bonds advanced | 411 | 608 | |
| Loan notes advanced | 134 | – | |
| Net movement in other borrowings | 63 | 202 | |
| Financing | 2,295 | (295) | |
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| Increase in cash in the year | 58 | 32 | 29 |
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