Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

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Dear Great Yarmouth Borough 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. 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

Freedom of Information, Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Dear Rob

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST FOi2018-268

Your request for information has now been considered. Unfortunately we do not hold the information. However, the information you request may be held by Norfolk County Council.

The contact details are [email address] .

Please let me know if you wish to forward your request to them. If you decide that you do then I will let you know the date that I transfer your request.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Information Manager at the above address.

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House,
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Yours sincerely

Geoff Jones
Information Manager
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
 
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