| Year ended 31 March 2009 £m |
Year ended 31 March 2008 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Interest payable and similar charges | ||
| Bank loans and overdrafts | 33 | 20 |
| Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration (note 13(d)) | 6 | 3 |
| Other interest payable | – | 2 |
| 39 | 25 | |
| Other finance costs | ||
| Fair value losses on derivative financial instruments | 3 | 4 |
| Foreign exchange losses | – | 1 |
| Interest on retirement plan liabilities (note 29) | 1 | – |
| 4 | 5 | |
| Total finance costs | 43 | 30 |