Question to the Department for Education:

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.

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.

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: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086395/ECITB_annual_report_and_accounts_2021.pdf. The 2022 report is available at: 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.

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.