12 Dividends paid and proposed
 
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  2006
£m		 2005
£m
Declared and paid during the year    
Ordinary shares (equity):    
Final for 2005 paid: 4.9p per share (2004: 3.6p per share) 31.1 24.0
Interim for 2006 paid 2.7p per share (2005: 2.1p per share) 16.6 14.0
  47.7 38.0
Proposed for approval at AGM (not recognised as a liability at 31 December)    
Ordinary shares (equity):    
Final for 2006: 6.3p per share (2005: 4.9p per share) 38.9 32.0