Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

East Hertfordshire District Council did not have the information requested.

Dear East Hertfordshire District Council,

I am seeking information about the value of the local authority pension fund’s investment in tobacco shares and bonds, as well as the income from those investments. Please provide whatever answers you can to the following.

1. What is the most recent available value of the local authority's pension fund?

2. What is the value of the fund’s directly-held investment in shares or bonds of the following companies: British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Altria Group Inc, Philip Morris International, Universal Corp, Alliance One International?

3. What is the total combined value of the fund’s directly-held investments in the companies named above?

4. What income did the fund receive from these investments in the last 12-month period for which records are available?

5. Does the fund have any other investments in tobacco via pooled investments? What is the value of these?

6. What is the local authority’s annual spend on smoking-related illness?

7. Please supply the number of deaths attributable to smoking in the local authority areas covered by your pension fund. Your Director of Public Health or equivalent should be able to supply this figure.

If you require clarification on any of the above questions, please get in touch on 0203 353 3616, or 07415154041 or email me at [email address]

Yours faithfully,

Rob Davies

eastherts@infreemation.co.uk, East Hertfordshire District Council

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Thank you for your request for information, this has now been processed
and the information that we hold is enclosed.

1. What is the most recent available value of the local authority's
pension fund?

Not overseen by eastherts? do we hold information on this value?

2. What is the value of the fund’s directly-held investment in shares or
bonds of the following companies: British American Tobacco, Imperial
Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Altria Group Inc, Philip Morris
International, Universal Corp, Alliance One International?

as above

3. What is the total combined value of the fund’s directly-held
investments in the companies named above?

as above

4. What income did the fund receive from these investments in the last
12-month period for which records are available?

as above

5. Does the fund have any other investments in tobacco via pooled
investments? What is the value of these?

?

as above

6. What is the local authority’s annual spend on smoking-related illness?

Public health is overseen by hertfordshire county council we do not hold
this information

7. Please supply the number of deaths attributable to smoking in the local
authority areas covered by your pension fund. Your Director of Public
Health or equivalent should be able to supply this figure.

Public health is overseen by Hertfordshire county council we do not hold
this information

If you have any queries or complaint about the processing of your request
please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Alternatively for more information on the Freedom of Information Act
contact the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioners Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Telephone 01625 545 700

https://ico.org.uk/

 

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East Herts Council
www.eastherts.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1279 655261
Wallfields, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8EQ.

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