Contacts with tobacco industry

Leicester City Council did not have the information requested.

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

info-requests, Leicester City Council

Website:                        [1]www.leicester.gov.uk  

E-mail:                            [2][Leicester City Council request email]    

Our Ref:                          FOI 26732

Date:                               Monday 20^th February 2023

 

Raouf Alebshehy

[3][FOI #951937 email]

 

Dear Mr Alebshehy,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Acknowledgement

 

Thank you for your email of Monday 20^th February 2023 requesting
information about tobacco.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days. 

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Governance & Risk,

Leicester City Council,

City Hall, 115 Charles Street,

Leicester. LE1 1FZ

 

Tel: 0116 454 1300

 

 

References

Visible links
1. http://www.leicester.gov.uk/
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. mailto:[FOI #951937 email]

info-requests, Leicester City Council

1 Attachment

Good afternoon

 

Please find the Council’s response attached.

 

Information Governance & Risk

Leicester City Council

City Hall, 115 Charles Street

Leicester LE1 1FZ

 

Tel: 0116 454 1300

 

 

From: Raouf Alebshehy <[FOI #951937 email]>
Sent: 20 February 2023 13:26
To: info-requests <[Leicester City Council 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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[1][FOI #951937 email]

Is [2][Leicester City Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Leicester City Council? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[3]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:
[4]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...

For more detailed guidance on safely disclosing information, read the
latest advice from the ICO:
[5]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
[6]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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[FOI #951937 email]
2. mailto:[Leicester City Council request email]
3. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/change_re...
4. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/offi...
5. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...
6. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/ico-...