Notes to the consolidated
financial statements

25. Trade and other payables

  2010
£m
2009
£m
Included within non-current liabilities:    
Other payables 76 91
Accruals and deferred income 379 322
Derivative financial instruments 361 398
816 811
     
Included within current liabilities:    
Trade payables 3,254 3,160
Amounts owed to associates 17 18
Other taxes and social security payable 998 762
Other payables 650 1,163
Accruals and deferred income 9,064 8,258
Derivative financial instruments 99 37
14,082 13,398

 

The carrying amounts of trade and other payables approximate their fair value. The fair values of the derivative financial instruments are calculated by discounting the future cash flows to net present values using appropriate market interest and foreign currency rates prevailing at 31 March.

  2010
£m
2009
£m
Included within “Derivative financial instruments”:    
Fair value through the income statement (held for trading):    
Interest rate swaps 330 381
Foreign exchange swaps 95 37
425 418
Fair value hedges:    
Interest rate swaps 35 17
460 435

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