Spending on cigars

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Can you tell me what the BBC has spent on cigars for the past 40 financial years.

If it is not possible to go that far back without it taking too long to process, can you please give me the the latest available figures, say for 30 years, or if not, 20 years, or if not, 10 years, or if not the past five years or the most you can provide.

Can you please, if time permits, tell me the brands of cigar bought as well.

Yours faithfully,

stian alexander

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Mr Alexander,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 28th October 2013. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20131587.

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The Information Policy & Compliance Team

BBC Freedom of Information
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Peter Jones left an annotation ()

A strange one this.
I doubt they'd hold records detailed enough to focus on cigars alone - they might be able to tell you about sundries in general.
Since Jimmy Savile died they're probably spending a lot less on cigars... and damage limitation.

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

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Dear Mr Alexander,

Please find attached the response to your request for information, reference RFI20131587.

Yours sincerely,

The Information Policy and Compliance Team

BBC Information Policy and Compliance
BC2B6, Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TP, UK

Website: www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: mailto:[BBC request email]
Tel: 020 8008 2882
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