Note 18 Net debt

	Group			Company
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	1997 £m	1996 £m		1997 £m	1996 £m
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Due within one year
Bank and other loans	285	315		931	776
Finance leases	21	20		-	-
Due within one to two years
Bank and other loans	13	-		8	-
Finance leases	19	21		-	-
Due within two to five years
Bank and other loans	33	8		-	8
Finance leases	28	44		-	-
Due wholly or in part by instalments after five years
Finance leases	8	11		-	-
Due otherwise than by instalments after five years
Bank and other loans	487	486		480	477
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Gross debt	894	905		1,419	1,261
Deduct:
Cash at bank and in hand	65	38		-	-
Money market investments and deposits	80	54		2	31
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Net debt	749	813		1,417	1,230
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