UK councils that have​ the highest direct investments in tobacco stocks

A substantial amount of pension funds have investments in tobacco stocks.

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

£284m

Lothian

Edinburgh and the Lothians

£110m

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

£95m

West Midlands

Wolverhampton

£93m

Hampshire

Hampshire

£77.8m

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

£70.3m

East Riding

East Riding of Yorkshire

£68.7m

Merseyside

Wirral

£64m

Teesside

Middlesbrough

£57.5m

Tayside

Dundee

£56.3m

Source: Freedom of Information requests to UK local councils