Tobacco investments held by local authority pension fund

Braintree District Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Braintree District 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

Braintree District Council

Dear Rob Davies,

 

Further to you Freedom of Information request received by Braintree
District Council, I write to advise that the Council holds no information
in respect of your request.

This information may be held by Essex County Council and I respectfully
refer you to the Freedom of Information Officer for Essex County Council.

 

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Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.

 

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Kind Regards

 

 

 

Jonah Prentice

Apprentice

 

Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB

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