Notes to the Financial Statements

22 Provision for liabilities and charges

  Consolidated   Parent
  2005
£m
  2004
£m
  2005
£m
  2004
£m
At 1 April 2004 101.1   92.7   0.4   2.1
Liabilities assumed on consolidation of former joint ventures     5.4        
Charged to profit and loss account 0.2   3.0   2.0   (1.7)
At 31 March 2005 101.3   101.1   2.4   0.4
               
Deferred tax is provided as follows:              
Capital allowances 123.2   104.9        
Other timing differences (21.9)   (3.8)   2.4   0.4
  101.3   101.1   2.4   0.4

The deferred tax liability relates primarily to capital allowances claimed on plant and machinery within investment properties. When a property is sold and the agreed disposal value for this plant and machinery is less than original cost, there is a release of the surplus part of the provision. The entire amount of the capital allowance provision would be expected to be released on sale.