EXHIBIT 7



COMPUTATION OF DEFICIENCY OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|                                                           |  | Year ended December 31, |  
|                                                           |  | 1999                    |   |  | 2000 |   |  | 2001   |   |  | 2002Restated |   |  | 2003 |  
|                                                           |  | (in £ millions)         |  
|Earnings                                                   |  |                         |   |  |      |   |  |        |   |  |              |   |  |      |  
|Loss before income taxes                                   |  | (541                    | ) |  | (761 | ) |  | (1,811 | ) |  | (2,817       | ) |  | (167 | )
|Share of net losses/(profits) of affiliates and impairment |  | 6                       |   |  | 15   |   |  | 216    |   |  | 118          |   |  | (1   | )
|Dividend income from affiliates                            |  |                        |   |  |     |   |  |       |   |  |             |   |  |     |  
|Interest expense                                           |  | 313                     |   |  | 385  |   |  | 487    |   |  | 528          |   |  | 488  |  
|Interest portion of net rent expense                       |  | 2                       |   |  | 3    |   |  | 4      |   |  | 5            |   |  | 4    |  
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|(Loss)/profit available for fixed charges                  |  | (220                    | ) |  | (358 | ) |  | (1,104 | ) |  | (2,166       | ) |  | 324  |  
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|Fixed Charges                                              |  |                         |   |  |      |   |  |        |   |  |              |   |  |      |  
|Interest expense                                           |  | (313                    | ) |  | (385 | ) |  | (487   | ) |  | (515         | ) |  | (488 | )
|Interest portion of net rent expense                       |  | (2                      | ) |  | (3   | ) |  | (4     | ) |  | (5           | ) |  | (4   | )
|                                                           |  |                         |   |  |      |   |  |        |   |  |              |   |  |      |  
|Fixed Charges                                              |  | (315                    | ) |  | (388 | ) |  | (491   | ) |  | (520         | ) |  | (492 | )
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|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges                    |  | (535                    | ) |  | (746 | ) |  | (1,595 | ) |  | (2,686       | ) |  | (168 | )
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