Shisha bars in Blackburn
Dear Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
The British Heart Foundation is researching tobacco related issues for the annual health campaign No Smoking Day, which has helped millions of smokers attempt to quit.
Anecdotally, shisha smoking seems to be on the rise (and several local authorities tell us shisha bars are problematic in terms of enforcement). We’d like to raise awareness of the health harms of smoking shisha, which could help reduce some of the problems licensing authorities face.
Your help in answering the following questions as quickly as possible would be greatly appreciated.
Questions:
1. Please provide the number of premises that are known to be currently operating as shisha bars in your area.
2. Please provide the number of premises that were known to be operating as a shisha bars in 2007 in our area.
3. If your data does not go back as far as 2007, please provide the number of premises known to be operating as shisha bars for the oldest year possible, and please state which year you are providing data for.
Many thanks,
Jenny Legg
Media officer
British Heart Foundation
Anna,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Shish Bars
(reference number 18696 attached). Your request was received on
08/12/2011 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of
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Kind regards,
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
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Jenny,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Shish Bars
(reference number 18696 attached). Your request was received on
08/12/2011 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I
will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact [Name of Council employee removed]
on telephone number 01254 585582 or Heather Wolstenholme on 01254
585651. Alternatively, our email address is
[Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email].
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Kind regards,
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
Tel: 01254 585651
Fax: 01254 585286
Post: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, IT Dept, G Floor, Tower
Block, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancs. BB1 7DY.
Website: www.blackburn.gov.uk
Email: [email address]
Jenny,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Shisha Bars in
Blackburn with Darwen (reference number 18696); please find our response
below. If you have any queries regarding this request for information then
please don't hesitate to contact me.
1. Please provide the number of premises that are known to be currently
operating as Shisha bars in your area. – Blackburn with Darwen Borough
Council have 14 known Shisha Lounges only 3 of which have an area which is
legal in terms of compliance with the 50% rule.
2. Please provide the number of premises that were known to be operating
as a Shisha bars in 2007 in the area. We have not got a definite figure
but anecdotally we think there were about 4. To give you an idea of the
scale of growth this was approximately 10 premises about 18 months ago.
3. If your data does not go back as far as 2007, please provide the number
of premises known to be operating as Shisha bars for the oldest year
possible, and please state which year you are providing data for. See
answer 2
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