1997	1996
All figures in £ million
Continuing operations:
Provision against goodwill on sale of Mindscape Inc. (see below)	(212.0)	-
Profit on sale of Churchill Livingstone (see note 24)	30.4	-
Profit on sale of Troll Communications LLC (see note 11)	12.5	-
Net loss on other businesses (see note 24)	(9.7)	(1.9)
Loss on sale of business and associate	(1.5)	-
	(180.3)	(1.9)
Discontinued operations:
Profit on sale of Westminster Press (see note 24)	-	231.3

Note: On 6 March 1998 Pearson entered into an agreement to sell Mindscape Inc. (see note 31). As a result of this agreement a provision of £212m has been recorded against the goodwill that arose on the acquisition of Mindscape Inc. to reflect its net realisable value.