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2007/08 Annual Report and Accounts
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Notes to the accounts continued
10 Income and charges relating to financial assets
  Group
£ million 2008 2007
Income from available-for-sale financial assets* 5 16
Amounts written off investments** (8) (2)
  (3) 14

* Includes £4 million (2006/07: £3 million) attributable to interest earned on loans to the Airline Group Ltd, an available-for-sale financial asset and a £nil (2006/07: £12 million) reversal of prior year provisions on loans to the Airline Group Ltd.
** £6 million attributable to impairment of investment in the Flybe Group Ltd (see note 20) and £2 million (2006/07: £2 million) impairment of investment in Inter-Capital and Regional Rail Ltd, a loss-making entity that manages Eurostar UK Ltd until 2010.