Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

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Dear Charnwood 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

foi@charnwood.gov.uk, Charnwood Borough Council

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Dear Mr Davies,

 

Further to your request for information, I can confirm Leicestershire
County Council is responsible for the administration for the Local
Government Pension scheme in Charnwood and also is the Public Health
Authority.  We are therefore unable to provide the requested information. 
If you would like me to transfer your request to the County Council please
let me know.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.  I have outlined
our Freedom of Information Complaints Procedure below should you need to
make use of it.

Yours sincerely,

 

Megan Bilton

Data Protection and Information Security Officer

Charnwood Borough Council

[1][Charnwood Borough Council request email]

01509 634711

 

 

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Leicestershire
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