For the year ended 31 December 2001

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