Shisha bars in Burnley

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Dear Burnley 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

Dear Burnley Borough Council,

I was expecting an FoI response to my request for information on the number of known shisha bars in Burnley by January 5 2012 but I have not received this so far. Please can you now provide the information, or a reason for the delay

Yours faithfully,

Jenny Legg

Kate Terry, Burnley Borough Council

I'm the relevant FOI link officer for Planning and Environment,
responsible for answering your FOI request, so my genuine apologies for
the delay as I've only recently returned from sickness absence. I've
followed up your request today,  am awaiting an officer response and will
let you know ASAP

Thanks, Kate Terry

 

Kate Terry

Office Manager, Planning & Environment

Tel (01282) 425011, ext. 3302

[email address]

 

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Kate Terry, Burnley Borough Council

Further to my email yesterday, as suspected  I can now confirm that
although our records do go back to 2007, we hold no records for such
premises, and can only reiterate my sincere apologies that you've waited
so long for a zero return..

Thanks, Kate

 

Kate Terry

Office Manager, Planning & Environment

Tel (01282) 425011, ext. 3302

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