Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

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Dear Eastleigh Borough 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

Shikdar, Nelupa, Eastleigh Borough Council

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Dear Rob Davies

 

Freedom of Information Request Received

 

Thank you for your request which we received on 17/04/18.

 

We are currently treating your request as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

As required by law, the Council will respond to you as soon as possible
and no later than twenty working days after the receipt of your request.

 

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Nelupa Shikdar

 

 

Nelupa Shikdar 

Legal Assistant and Freedom of Information Officer

Support Services - Legal Services

Eastleigh Borough Council | Eastleigh House | Upper Market Street |
Eastleigh | SO50 9YN

[1]Direct Dial 023 8068 023 8068 8382  

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Shikdar, Nelupa, Eastleigh Borough Council

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Dear Rob Davies

Re: Request for Information

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request which we received on
17/04/18.

 

I can confirm that Eastleigh Borough Council does hold the information
requested.

 

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.

 

Hampshire County Council are the local authority for this request and the
link to their online Freedom of Information Request form is:
[1]https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil...

 

If you would like further information on Freedom of Information requests
and what we publish, please visit our website:
[2]https://www.eastleigh.gov.uk/council/ope...

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further enquiries
regarding your request.

 

If you wish to make a request for internal review with regards to your
information request please contact:

 

Mr Ian Austin

Solicitor- Legal Services Manager

Eastleigh House

Upper Market Street

Hampshire

SO50 9YN

Fax: 023 8064 3843

Email: [email address]

 

If you are unhappy with the way in which your complaint is dealt with then
you may apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The contact
details for the Information Commissioner are:

 

The Information Commissioners Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely

 

Nelupa Shikdar

 

 

Nelupa Shikdar 

Legal Assistant and Freedom of Information Officer

Support Services - Legal Services

Eastleigh Borough Council | Eastleigh House | Upper Market Street |
Eastleigh | SO50 9YN

[3]Direct Dial 023 8068 023 8068 8382  

[4][IMG] [5]eastleigh.gov.uk [6][IMG] [7]@EastleighBC  

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