Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

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Dear Lincoln City 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

Legal (City of Lincoln Council), Lincoln City Council

Dear Sir

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
LOCAL AUTHORITY PENSION FUND

I refer to your request for information received concerning the above and confirm that the City of Lincoln Council does not hold the data requested. The pension fund is administered by Lincolnshire County Council and, if you have not already done so, you should contact them directly on [email address] .

You have a right of appeal against the decision. If you do wish to appeal please set out in writing your grounds for appeal and send to the Freedom of Information Officer at City of Lincoln Council, City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln LN1 1DB telephone 01522 873441 or e-mail [email address]

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700 www.ico.org.uk

With regards.

Karan Shearwood
Legal Officer
T 01522 873840

City of Lincoln Council
City Hall, Beaumont Fee, Lincoln, LN1 1DD
http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/doitonline
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