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 | | | | | Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period | | 497 | | 491 | | (613) | | (122) | | | | | Cash (inflow)/outflow from (increase)/decrease in debt and lease financing | | (406) | | (86) | | 140 | | 54 | | | 27 | | Cash outflow/(inflow) from increase/(decrease) in liquid resources | | 48 | | (1,178) | | 23 | | (1,155) | | | | | Change in net debt resulting from cash flows | | 139 | | (773) | | (450) | | (1,223) | | | | | Translation differences | | 17 | | (32) | | - | | (32) | | | | | Net debt transferred to Innogy | | - | | - | | 679 | | 679 | | | | | Other non-cash movements | | 18 | | (5) | | - | | (5) | | | | | Movement in net debt in the period | | 174 | | (810) | | 229 | | (581) | | | | | Net debt at the start of the period | | (1,071) | | (261) | | (229) | | (490) | | | 27 | | Net debt at the end of the period | | (897) | | (1,071) | | - | | (1,071) | | | |