Investments in Arms Companies
Dear University of Westminster,
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,
Nabs Mahomed
Dear Nabs Mahomed,
Please see attached the University's acknowledgement of your request for information.
Best wishes,
Hannah Wilkinson
She/Her
Information Compliance Officer
University of Westminster
3rd Floor 32-38 Wells Street
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Dear Nabs Mahomed,
Please see attached the University's response to your request for information.
Best wishes,
Hannah Wilkinson
She/Her
Information Compliance Officer
University of Westminster
3rd Floor 32-38 Wells Street
Email confidentiality notice
This email and its attachments are intended for the above named only and may be confidential. If they have come to you in error you must not copy or show them to anyone, nor should you take any action based on them, other than to notify the error by replying to the sender. There is no intention to create any legally binding contract or other commitment through the use of this email.
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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