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Pensions - Amounts in the Financial statements (Details) - GBP (£) £ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Pensions |  |  |  |  |
Fund assets at fair value | £ 37,111 | £ 37,598 | £ 57,787 | £ 57,249 | £ 51,925
Present value of fund liabilities | (29,592) | (27,601) | (46,808) | (48,864) | (44,115)
Net surplus | 7,519 | 9,997 | 10,979 | £ 8,385 | £ 7,810
Net assets of schemes in surplus | 201 | 318 |  |  |
Net liabilities of schemes in deficit | (99) | (98) |  |  |
Retirement benefit liability | (102) | (220) | (488) |  |
Asset ceiling/minimum funding |  |  |  |  |
Pensions |  |  |  |  |
Retirement benefit liability | £ 7,417 | £ 9,777 | £ 10,491 |  |

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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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