Pension fund's investments in tobacco bonds/shares

Wakefield City Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Wakefield City Council,

I am seeking information about the value of the local authority pension fund’s investment in tobacco shares and bonds, as well as the income from those investments. Please provide whatever answers you can to the following.

1. What is the most recent available value of the pension fund?

2. What is the value of the fund’s directly-held investment in shares or bonds of the following companies: British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International, Altria Group Inc, Philip Morris International, Universal Corp, Alliance One International?

3. What is the total combined value of the fund’s directly-held investments in the companies named above?

4. What income did the fund receive from these investments in the last 12-month period for which records are available?

5. Does the fund have any other investments in tobacco via pooled investments? What is the value of these?

6. What is the local authority’s annual spend on smoking-related illness?

7. Please supply the number of deaths attributable to smoking in the local authority areas covered by your pension fund. Your Director of Public Health or equivalent should be able to supply this figure.

If you require clarification on any of the above questions, please get in touch on 0203 353 3616, or 07415154041 or email me at [email address]

Yours faithfully,

Rob Davies

freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear Mr Davies,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 

 

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 which we received on 17/04/2018.  It is our intention
to have the response delivered to you by 16/05/2018.

 

I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the
Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.

 

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should
be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Senior Information
Governance Officer, Information Management Team, County Hall, Wakefield
WF1 2QW or e-mailed to [1][Wakefield City Council request email].

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Governance Officer

Corporate Information Governance Team,

City Solicitor’s Office.

Wakefield MDC, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW

Email: [2][Wakefield City Council request email]

Tel: 01924 306112

 

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freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear Mr Davies,
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information
 
I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
 
Please find the response to your request below.
 
Wakefield Council does not have its own pension fund and cannot provide
the information requested in relation to questions 1 to 5. The council is
a participant in the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, contact details below.
 
West Yorkshire Pension Fund                    
Aldermanbury House                    
4 Godwin street                              
Bradford.                            
BD1 2ST                               
                               
For all postal enquiries write to:                               
WYPF                   
PO Box 67                           
Bradford                             
BD1 1UP                              
                               
E-mail: [1][email address]                 
Phone: 01274 434999                     
Fax: 01274 723228                           
Textphone: 01274 724472                            
 
Web address  [2]http://www.wypf.org.uk/Index.aspx
 
With regard to question 6, the answer is Nil.
 
With regard to question 7, the response is provided by the Public Health
service;
 
The number of deaths attributable to smoking for Wakefield is 1,933 for
the period 2014 – 2016. This is the latest data available and taken from
Public Health England Local Tobacco Control Profiles – Smoking
attributable mortality.
 
This data should only be considered with the relevant definition for
‘Estimated deaths attributable to smoking per 100,000 population, aged
35+’ which can be found at:
 
[3]https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/to...
 
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries
regarding this matter.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Senior Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
City Solicitor’s Office
Wakefield MDC
Tel: 01924 306112
E-mail: [Wakefield City Council request email]
 

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