Tobacco investment by local authority pension funds

Rob Davies made this Freedom of Information request to Scottish Borders Council as part of a batch sent to 12 authorities This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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Dear Scottish Borders 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 local authority's 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 for the latest available 12-month period. 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

Yours faithfully,

Rob Davies

Freedom of Information, Scottish Borders Council

Hi Rob

We appear to have already received this request from yourself and a response is due by 15.05.18.

Can you confirm that this is a duplicate request?

Many thanks

Kirsty
Information Officer

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Freedom of Information, Scottish Borders Council

Hi Rob

We appear to have already received this request from yourself and a response is due by 15.05.18.

Can you confirm that this is a duplicate request?

Many thanks

Kirsty
Information Officer

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Freedom of Information, Scottish Borders Council

Hi Rob

We appear to have already received this request from yourself and a response is due by 15.05.18.

Can you confirm that this is a duplicate request?

Many thanks

Kirsty

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