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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Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We will respond to you in due course.
Regards,
Sue Thompson
Internal Communications Manager
FOI Practitioner / Duty Press Officer
T: 01847 802371 | M: 07894 885773 | Call me on Microsoft Teams
I work Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
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Hi Raouf,
Thank you for your request.
Any contact with our staff has been through the receipt of unsolicited emails which have not been responded to.
I hope that satisfies your request.
Regards,
Sue
Sue Thompson
Internal Communications Manager
FOI Practitioner / Duty Press Officer
T: 01847 802371 | M: 07894 885773 | Call me on Microsoft Teams
I work Tuesday to Friday from 8am to 6pm
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