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1660488

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was raised by organisations eligible to pay the Construction Industry Training Board levy in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic year; and how much of that money was not spent in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	199353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) operates on a financial year running from April to March. In the 2021/22 financial year the CITB raised a total income of £148.5 million against expenditure of £175 million resulting in a deficit of £26.5 million (this was met from existing CITB reserves). For the 2022/23 financial year, the CITB raised £210.9 million against expenditure of £196.1 million resulting in a surplus of £14.8 million. The attached table contains a breakdown and the 2021/22 accounts, which are published here: <a href="https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=2&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&amp;p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A12786347&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=264289" target="_blank">https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=2&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&amp;p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A12786347&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=264289</a> (2022/23 accounts pending).</p><p>To note:</p><ol><li>The expenditure relates to grants and funding claimed, not when the training was undertaken. Employers had 26 weeks to claim the funding.</li><li>The expenditure relates to both levy and non-levy and is shown in total as not possible to split out in the timeframe given.</li><li>Operational decisions around how income is spent are taken by the CITB.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 29/09/2023 14:42:08 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 199353 QC 190923 Table.xlsx title 2021/22 table
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1660490

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was (a) raised and (b) unspent by organisations eligible to pay the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board Levy in the (i) 2021-2022 and (ii) 2022-2023 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	199354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) operates on a financial year running from January to December. In 2021, the ECITB raised £28.7 million in levy against expenditure of £33.4 million, the deficit was drawn from ECITB’s reserves. In 2022, the ECITB raised £26.3 million in levy against expenditure of £30.2 million, the deficit also drew from ECITB’s reserves.</p><p>The ECITB publishes its Annual Report and Accounts on GOV.UK, the Charity Commission website and its own website. The 2021 report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086395/ECITB_annual_report_and_accounts_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086395/ECITB_annual_report_and_accounts_2021.pdf</a>. The 2022 report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1165668/Engineering_Construction_Industry_Training_Board_trustees__report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1165668/Engineering_Construction_Industry_Training_Board_trustees__report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022.pdf</a>.</p><p>To note the ECITB is not able to provide figures for the academic years in the time available. Published data based on ECITB Financial Years has been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 29/09/2023 14:45:24 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1623418

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to remove the double levy charge on modular manufacturers by exempting them from the scope of the Construction Industry Training Board levy.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	182274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) levy applies to all employers engaged wholly or mainly in construction industry activities, unless exempted. A full list of construction industry activities in scope for the purposes of the CITB levy can be found here: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3048/schedule/1/made" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3048/schedule/1/made</a>.</p><p>The department has not been asked to consider a request to amend this list.</p><p>The department does not intend to exempt any in scope employers from the CITB levy on the basis they also pay the apprenticeship levy. The CITB levy and apprenticeship levy fund different activities. The apprenticeship levy is ‘ring-fenced’ to support apprenticeships in England across all sectors and occupations. The CITB levy is specific to the construction industry and invested by CITB in training and other projects for the benefit of the sector. This includes grants to employers to train new staff or develop the skills of their existing workforce, initiatives to help the industry recruit new talent and support the transfer of skilled workers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 182362 question first answered 27/04/2023 16:23:45 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1581904

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new scheme to support the training of scaffolders, in addition to the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme; and if he will publish the eligibility criteria for grants funded by his Department for the training of scaffold instructors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	135304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government supported the 2015 decision of the construction industry to adopt the SKILLCard scheme, following research commissioned by the HSE and Construction Industry Training Board, to ensure those working on construction sites possess a relevant qualification for their occupation. Whilst the Government is supportive of CSCS, the Government does not have the power to intervene in the operation of the CSCS, as an industry-led scheme. BEIS does not provide grant funding for the training of scaffolding instructors.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/02/2023 14:40:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1566341

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the training of more (a) joiners and (b) plasterers.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	122282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The department’s skills reforms provide a ladder of opportunity that enables young people and adults to get good jobs and progress in their careers. This begins with the opportunities and social justice needed to access excellent education and skills training which lead to positive work outcomes.</p><p>We will deliver economic growth through building a skills system that is employer focused, high quality and fit for the future, and is flexible enough to lead to more people completing high-quality courses that meet employers’ needs. This includes supporting more people to complete an apprenticeship or a Higher Technical Qualification, rolling out more T levels, establishing our network of 21 Institutes of Technology and expanding our popular Skills Bootcamps and Free Courses for Jobs programmes.</p><p>This ambitious skills agenda is backed by £3.8 billion of investment over this Parliament. We are using this to expand and strengthen higher and further education, ensuring skills training is aligned to the needs of employers to enable communities to thrive.</p><p>With this investment, we are putting employers at the heart of our skills system, which is why we are working with industry to shape our training offers, creating more routes into skilled employment in key economic sectors, including construction.</p><p>Our high-quality apprenticeships are supporting people of all ages with the opportunity to earn and learn the skills needed to start, or progress in, an exciting career in the construction sector. Employers in the construction sector can access a range of high-quality apprenticeship standards to meet their skills needs, including the Level 2 Plasterer apprenticeship and the Level 3 Advanced carpentry and joinery apprenticeship.</p><p>T Levels are strengthening vocational options for young people finishing their GCSEs. These are two-year, technical qualifications designed with businesses and employers and are equivalent in size to three A levels. T Levels in Onsite Construction were introduced in 2021 and include an occupational specialism in Plastering.</p><p>The Free Courses for Jobs offer, which was launched in April 2021, allows eligible adults to access over 400 Level 3 qualifications (A-level equivalent) for free. Building and construction courses are available as part of this offer, including the Level 3 Diploma in Plastering.</p><p>Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview with an employer on completion. Skills Bootcamps in construction provide the opportunity to develop in-demand skills, including joinery and plastering.</p><p>High quality, careers information, advice and guidance is key to helping people to make informed decisions about their future, including being able to find out about and consider the different options, including those in construction, available to them.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is supporting schools and colleges to embed best practice in the delivery of careers information, advice and guidance, so young people are aware of the full range of training and careers available to them and have access to a broad range of employers and workplaces, including those in the construction sectors. This will be delivered through the national roll-out of Career Hubs, Career Leader training, and the Enterprise Adviser Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 20/01/2023 14:10:19 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1522762

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to improve construction skills.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	64066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>BEIS works closely with the Department for Education, the Department for Work and Pensions and representatives of the construction sector, through the Construction Skills Delivery Group. This has agreed a series of actions to increase investment in construction skills, through greater recruitment of apprentices, support for T-Levels and improving routes into the industry. Apprenticeship starts in the 2021-22 academic year reached over 32,000, which exceeds pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2022 16:04:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1505425

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is taking steps to support the (a) training of builders and insulators and (b) new recruits to that sector to support the insulation of homes.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	48507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The government is investing £3.8 billion more in further education (FE) and skills over the Parliament to ensure people have access to skills to build a fulfilling career in jobs the economy needs. The department’s Skills for Jobs white paper sets out our plan to invest in opportunities for new entrants to the labour market, as well as upskilling opportunities for adults. These interventions are key to the country’s transition to a net zero economy and our ambition to build roads, homes, and broadband faster.</p><p>Apprenticeships are at the forefront of this change. There are 97 high-quality apprenticeship standards in the construction and the built environment occupational route, which have been developed by employer trailblazer groups to ensure apprentices gain skills key to the sector. These include a range of standards relevant to insulation and retrofit, such as Industrial Thermal Insulation Technician at level 3, Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) at level 4, and Low Carbon Heating Technician at level 3.</p><p>In additional to apprenticeships, the department is taking steps to strengthen vocational options for young people with the introduction of T Levels. These are two-year, technical qualifications designed with businesses and employers, and are equivalent in size to 3 A levels. The first T Levels in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction were launched in 2020, with the first cohort having received their results this summer.</p><p>As we are strengthening progression pathways for career starters, the department is also investing in re-skilling and up-skilling opportunities to make sure adults, at any age, can upskill to reach their potential, transforming lives and delivering on the National Skills Fund commitment. As part of this investment, we have introduced the Free Courses for Jobs scheme, which enables learners without a level 3 qualification, or learners with any qualification level but earning below the National Living Wage, to gain a qualification for free. 72 qualifications in building and construction are currently on offer under this scheme. In addition, learners who want to upskill in their role, are looking for work, or are changing career can take part in Skills Bootcamps in construction and green skills.</p><p>The department is promoting and increasing awareness of our skills provision to learners and employers through the Skills for Life campaign, which targets employers, young people, and adults. Our campaign toolkits provide more information and can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/skills-campaign-toolkits" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/skills-campaign-toolkits</a>. Moreover, the department supports cross-government discussions on wider workforce challenges in the sector, for example through the Green Jobs Delivery Group. More information on this is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-jobs-delivery-steps-up-a-gear" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-jobs-delivery-steps-up-a-gear</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 20/09/2022 14:45:14 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1203705

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support companies delivering independent training to scaffolders who are not part of the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	59473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the construction sector to increase investment in skills development, and to equip workers with the skills that they will need for the future.</p><p> </p><p>This is a cross-industry drive, which includes companies delivering independent training to scaffolders who are not part of the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme. This will be achieved through a joint commitment to implement reforms to the Construction Industry Training Board to make it more strategic and industry-led, and to enable the sector to make best use of funding from the Apprenticeship Levy.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/06/2020 15:04:42 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1122742

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of young people training for a career in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	246923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government and construction industry have agreed an ambitious Sector Deal which aims to transform the productivity of the sector, including measures to increase skills and apprenticeships. We are working with the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), Construction Innovation Hub and Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to identify the skills needed for the construction sector of the future and helping design the qualifications frameworks and training programmes that will enable firms to train the next generation of apprentices in these skills. A joint Government and industry commitment to develop 50 new construction apprenticeship standards by the end of 2018 has already been exceeded, with 82 new apprenticeship standards agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Other measures include: a commitment to complete CITB’s reform programme by end 2019, to make it a more streamlined, responsive and effective organisation; an industry-led goal of increasing construction apprenticeship starts to 25k per annum by 2020; £34m investment in the Construction Skills Fund, to establish 20 onsite training hubs by 2020; an improved careers portal for the sector (through CITB’s GoConstruct), to help improve diversity of recruitment; work with industry to ensure sufficient high-quality work placements are available for the introduction of construction T Levels in 2020; and using public procurement to help drive investment in construction skills.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/04/2019 15:22:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1110584

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Construction: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Construction Industry Training Board is taking to increase take-up rates of short courses among school leavers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	242712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board provides support for young people to access apprenticeships, and is involved in developing the Construction technical route, with the Design Surveying and Planning T level to be offered from September 2020. We believe that these substantive vocational qualifications rather than short courses are the best route to provide young people with the experience and skills needed to secure a career in the construction industry.</p><p>Apprentices are employed and earn a wage so do not require financial assistance. Data on the take-up of apprenticeships is included in the March 2019 apprenticeships and levy statistics available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789653/Apprenticeship-and-levy-statistics-Mar2019_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/789653/Apprenticeship-and-levy-statistics-Mar2019_.pdf</a>.</p><p>​The CITB is currently investing over £20 million in piloting the Construction Skills Fund, a short course that is aimed at supporting non-traditional routes into construction (such as ex-offenders or the long-term unemployed), who we believe are most likely to benefit from this approach, which may then lead on to more substantive qualifications such as an apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 242713 242714 question first answered 17/04/2019 13:41:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead