▁their ▁sources ▁of ▁fund ing ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁critic ised ▁by ▁health ▁char ities ▁and ▁George ▁Mon bi ot ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ▁for ▁receiving ▁funds ▁from ▁major ▁to b acco ▁companies ▁whilst ▁campaign ing ▁on ▁to b acco ▁related ▁issues . ▁British ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁( B AT ) ▁confirmed ▁it ▁had ▁don ated ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁IE A ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁International ▁and ▁Japan ▁Tob acco ▁International ▁also ▁confirmed ▁they ▁had ▁provided ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁IE A . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁a ▁le aked ▁letter ▁revealed ▁that ▁prominent ▁IE A ▁member , ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁writer ▁Roger ▁Sc rut on , ▁had ▁author ed ▁an ▁IE A ▁pam ph let ▁attack ing ▁the ▁World ▁Health ▁Organisation ' s ▁campaign ▁on ▁to b acco , ▁whilst ▁failing ▁to ▁disc lose ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁receiving ▁£ 5 4 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁from ▁Japan ▁Tob acco ▁International . ▁In ▁response ▁the ▁IE A ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁introduce ▁an ▁author ▁declaration ▁policy . ▁The ▁IE A ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁" accept s ▁no ▁tied ▁fund ing ". ▁ ▁An ▁organisation ▁called ▁' American ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁IE A ' ▁had ▁received ▁$ 2 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁from