Contacts with tobacco industry
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry.
I would like this information for the period from 1 April 2021 to 20 February 2023.
Contact would primarily include attending or arranging meetings or functions, and responding to correspondence or phone calls.
Please break down the information by:
• Tobacco company or representative’s name
• Date of contact(s)
• Type of contact (meeting, email, letter, phone call, text/app message or video call, e-card or any other form of electronic communication)
• Place of contact, if relevant
• Purpose of contact
• Outcome of contact, including if no action taken
I request that the information be provided electronically. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Raouf Alebshehy
Dear Mr Alebshehy
FOI 1363
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000
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Clodagh Claxton
Information Governance officer
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Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. Belfast. BT2 7ES.
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From: Raouf Alebshehy <[FOI #951648 email]>
Sent: 20 February 2023 13:18
To: FOI Invest Northern Ireland <[Invest NI request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contacts with tobacco industry
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or
staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan
Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other
domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the
tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry.
I would like this information for the period from 1 April 2021 to 20
February 2023.
Contact would primarily include attending or arranging meetings or
functions, and responding to correspondence or phone calls.
Please break down the information by:
• Tobacco company or representative’s name
• Date of contact(s)
• Type of contact (meeting, email, letter, phone call, text/app message or
video call, e-card or any other form of electronic communication)
• Place of contact, if relevant
• Purpose of contact
• Outcome of contact, including if no action taken
I request that the information be provided electronically. I would be
grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this
request.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the
information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section
12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations
of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or
phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss
the request, my details are outlined below.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Raouf Alebshehy
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Dear Raouf Alebshehy
FOI 1363
Please find attached our response to your recent request for information.
Regards
Clodagh
Clodagh Claxton
Information Governance officer
Information Governance Team
Invest Northern Ireland, Bedford Square, Bedford Street. Belfast. BT2 7ES.
Direct T: +44 (0) 28 9069 8864
Email: [1][email address]
[2]www.investni.com [3]www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
Text Relay Number: 18001 028 9069 8864
If you are calling using a textphone from outside the UK please call: +44
151 494 1260 028 9069 8864
For details on how we use your personal data, including your rights,
please visit: [4]investni.com/privacy
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
From: Raouf Alebshehy <[FOI #951648 email]>
Sent: 20 February 2023 13:18
To: FOI Invest Northern Ireland <[Invest NI request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contacts with tobacco industry
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please provide a list of any and all contact your organisation and/or
staff have had with British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan
Tobacco International, Philip Morris International, as well as any other
domestic or transnational tobacco companies or anyone representing the
tobacco industry including subsidiaries of tobacco industry.
I would like this information for the period from 1 April 2021 to 20
February 2023.
Contact would primarily include attending or arranging meetings or
functions, and responding to correspondence or phone calls.
Please break down the information by:
• Tobacco company or representative’s name
• Date of contact(s)
• Type of contact (meeting, email, letter, phone call, text/app message or
video call, e-card or any other form of electronic communication)
• Place of contact, if relevant
• Purpose of contact
• Outcome of contact, including if no action taken
I request that the information be provided electronically. I would be
grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this
request.
If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the
information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section
12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations
of the Act, as to how I can refine my request.
If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or
phone and I will be very happy to clarify what I am asking for and discuss
the request, my details are outlined below.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Raouf Alebshehy
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[5][FOI #951648 email]
Is [6][Invest NI request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Invest Northern Ireland? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[7]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[8]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[9]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
[10]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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