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Condensed consolidated statement of recognised income and expense

  Unaudited
Six months
ended
30 September
2007
£m
Unaudited
Six months
ended
30 September
20061
£m
Audited
Year
ended
31 March
2007
£m
Exchange differences arising on translation - (0.5) (0.7)
Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit plans 34.2 (21.1) (15.2)
Net income/(expense) recognised directly in equity 34.2 (21.6) (15.9)
Profit for the period 2.8 22.5 24.7
Total recognised income and expense 37.0 0.9 8.8
   
1 The statement of recognised income and expense as reported in the 2006 Interim Report included the fair value of employee share option schemes. The comparatives reported here have been restated to exclude this reserves movement, which is now reported in the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity (note 12).