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 Raouf,
I am sending this email in response to your Freedom of Information Act
2000 request reference IR 10336. Please use this reference in any
subsequent contact relating to this request.
You have requested Chelmsford City Council to provide information on
contact with the tobacco industry. This type of contact is not carried out
by Chelmsford City Council as this falls within the function of Trading
Standards.
I confirm that the Council does not hold this information as this function
is not our responsibility. This is the responsibility of Essex County
Council within the area of Chelmsford. You can contact their Freedom of
Information department using the following address:
[1][email address]
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Yours sincerely,
Hollie Brennan
Information Governance Officer
Chelmsford City Council
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