Contacts with tobacco industry

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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

 

Thank you for your email dated 20 February 2023.

 

We can confirm that your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Under the terms of the Act you are entitled
to a response within 20 working days of receipt. This means we aim to
provide a response to you by 20 March 2023. This deadline has been
calculated in line with the FOI Code of Practice.

 

If we cannot meet this deadline, we will let you know the reasons and tell
you when you can expect a response.

 

If you have any queries in the meantime please contact us via
[1][ONR request email] quoting reference number: FOI202302053.

 

Kind regards

 

Ian Hanley

Policy and Communications

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Dear Raouf Alebshehy

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request dated 20 February 2023.
Please find attached our response.

 

If you have any queries please contact us via [1][ONR request email]
quoting the reference number: FOI202302053.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Ian Hanley

Policy and Communications

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