Investments in Arms Companies
Dear Cardiff Metropolitan University,
I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I would like to request the following details:
Which military and defence companies does the university currently hold investments in?
- This includes, but is not limited to, companies such as Airbus, Babcock International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths Group and Thales.
What is the total value of these investments and how much is invested in each company?
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 need any clarification on any part of my request, then please contact me using this email address.
Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the twentieth working day. If for any reason you are not able to fulfil all parts of my request, please respond to those that you can respond to, setting out your reasons for not responding to the entire request.
Should you require any clarification or further details regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email. I am more than willing to discuss and refine the request as needed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response.
Yours faithfully,
Muthalath Ahmar
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│Annwyl Muthalath, │Dear Muthalath, │
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│Diolch am eich cais am wybodaeth (o │Thank you for your request for │
│dan Ddeddf Rhyddid Gwybodaeth 2000).│information (under the Freedom of │
│Derbyniwyd eich cais ar 09.09.2024 a│Information Act 2000). Your request│
│rhoddwyd y cyfeirnod canlynol iddo: │was received on the 09.09.2024 │
│RI2674. Defnyddiwch y cyfeirnod hwn │and has been given the following │
│ym mhob gohebiaeth yn y dyfodol os │reference number: RI2674. Please │
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│gysylltu â ni trwy e-bost ([1][email│do not hesitate to contact us by │
│address]). │e-mail ([4][email address]). │
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│Diolch yn fawr iawn. │Thank you very much. │
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│Yr eiddoch yn gywir, │Yours sincerely, │
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│Esther Steele │Esther Steele │
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│Ymgynghorydd Llywodraethu a │Governance and Compliance Advisor │
│Chydymffurfiaeth │ │
│ │Cardiff Metropolitan University │
│Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd │ │
│ │Western Avenue │
│Rhodfa’r Gorllewin │ │
│ │Cardiff │
│Caerdydd │ │
│ │Wales, UK │
│Cymru, DU │ │
│ │CF5 2YB │
│CF5 2YB │ │
│ │Email: [5][email address] │
│E-bost: [2][email address] │ │
│ │[6]www.cardiffmet.ac.uk │
│[3]www.cardiffmet.ac.uk │ │
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Dear Muthalath,
Reference Number: RI2674.
Thank you for your request for information (under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000) regarding the military and defence companies that
Cardiff Metropolitan University currently holds investments in?
The University can confirm that it does not hold any investments in any of
the military and defence companies you have listed.
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Yours sincerely,
Esther Steele
Governance and Compliance Advisor / Ymgynghorydd Llywodraethu a
Chydymffurfiaeth
Cardiff Metropolitan University / Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd
Western Avenue / Rhodfa’r Gorllewin
Cardiff / Caerdydd
Wales, UK / Cymru, DU
CF5 2YB
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