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
Thank you for your request dated 20^th February 2023 under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) for 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 for the period 1 April 2021 to 20 ^ February 2023 broken down 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
We received your request on 20^th February 2023 and will respond in
accordance with FOISA by 20^th March 2023.
If you wish to discuss any of the above, please contact me.
Andy Sharp | Information Security Manager | Information Management
Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba
Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
T: 0131 668 8600
E: [1][email address]
[2]www.historicenvironment.scot
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Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925
Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Historic Environment Scotland Enterprises Ltd – Company No. SC510997
Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Scran Ltd – Company No. SC163518
Registered office: John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8
9NX
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Dear Raouf Alebshehy
Please see the attached response to your recent FoI request on contact(s)
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.
Regards
Andy Sharp | Information Security Manager | Information Management
Historic Environment Scotland | Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba
Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
T: 0131 668 8600
E: [1][email address]
[2]www.historicenvironment.scot
[3]Heritage For All - read our Corporate Plan and help to share our vision
[4][IMG]
[5][IMG] [6][IMG] [7][IMG] [8][IMG]
Historic Environment Scotland - Scottish Charity No. SC045925
Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Historic Environment Scotland Enterprises Ltd – Company No. SC510997
Registered office: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Scran Ltd – Company No. SC163518
Registered office: John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8
9NX
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
This e-mail does not form part of any contract unless specifically stated
and is solely for the intended recipient.
Please inform the sender if received in error.
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References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.historicenvironment.scot/
3. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/abo...
4. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/
5. https://www.facebook.com/HistoricEnvScot...
6. https://www.linkedin.com/company/histori...
7. https://twitter.com/histenvscot
8. https://www.instagram.com/histenvscot/
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