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|
Group |
Company |
| |
|
31 December
2004
£m |
31 December
2003
£m |
31 December
2004
£m |
31 December
2003
£m |
| a) Lease and capital commitments |
|
|
|
|
| Capital commitments: contracted but not provided |
182 |
75 |
– |
– |
| Property leases (annual commitment): |
expiring within one year |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
| |
expiring between one and five years |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| |
expiring after five years |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
b) Fuel purchase and transportation commitments
At 31 December 2004, the Group's subsidiaries had contractual commitments to purchase and/or transport coal and fuel oil. Based on contract provisions, which consist of fixed prices, subject to adjustment clauses in some cases, these minimum commitments are currently estimated to aggregate £107 million (2003: £117 million) expiring within one year, £195 million (2003: £90 million) expiring between one and five years and £98 million (2003: £89 million) expiring after more than five years.
