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22 Provisions

22 Provisions
All figures in £ millions Deferred consideration Integration Re-organisations Leases Other Total
At 1 January 2005 20 5 11 14 7 57
Exchange differences 2 - 1 1 - 4
Charged to consolidated income statement
- Additional provisions - - - 1 13 14
- Unused amounts reversed - - (1) (3) (1) (5)
On acquisition/disposal 5 - - - - 5
Utilised during year (1) (2) (6) (1) (1) (11)
At 31 December 2005 26 3 5 12 18 64
 
All figures in £ millions 2005 2004 2003
Analysis of provisions
Non-current 31 43 59
Current 33 14 18
Total 64 57 77

Deferred consideration - During the year, additional deferred consideration of £5m was incurred mainly relating to the acquisition of Index books.

Integration - During the year, £2m of this balance has been utilised, primarily in relation to properties, severance and IT systems. The remaining provision should be utilised in the next two years.

Reorganisations - There were no additional provisions in 2005 and £5m has been utilised, mainly in respect of redundancies.

Lease commitments - These relate primarily to onerous lease contracts, acquired through business combinations, which have various expiry dates up to 2010. The provision is based on current occupancy estimates.

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