| (Unaudited) | Note |
6 months ended 31 December 2017 £m |
6 months ended 31 December 2016 £m |
12 months ended 30 June 2017 £m |
| Profit for the period | 143 | 112 | 253 | |
| Other comprehensive income/(expense): | ||||
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | ||||
| Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations | 5 | 6 | (11) | (8) |
| Deferred tax on remeasurements taken directly to equity | (1) | 2 | 1 | |
| Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the period net of tax | 5 | (9) | (7) | |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 148 | 103 | 246 |
