HC Deb 14 January 2003 vol 397 cc568-9W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was raised via the Construction Industry Training Board Levy in(a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last three financial years. [89429]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 13 January 2003]: The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) raised the following amounts from employers paying Levy in the last three financial years in Scotland, England and Wales. The CITB has no authority in Northern Ireland, which has its own body, the CITB Northern Ireland.

£
2002 2001 2000
Scotland 6,363,352 6,571,868 6,700,813
England 70,755,226 70,781,703 71,518,909
Wales 2,214,494 2,544,784 2,770,784

The Construction Industry Training Board's financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December and the above information is prepared on that basis.

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) organisations and (b) plant hire organisations in Scotland have paid into the Construction Industry Training Board Levy in each of the past five financial years. [89431]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 13 January 2003]: The Construction Industry Training Board have received levy from registered construction employers in Scotland as shown in the table.

Registered construction employers paying levy Registered construction employers declaring their main activity to be plant hire or repair paying levy
1998 2,109 97
1999 2,173 103
2000 1,670 76
2001 2,007 95
2002 2,257 116
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) organisations and (b) plant hire organisations in Scotland have claimed the training grants from the Construction Industry Training Board Levy in each of the past five financial years. [89432]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 13 January 2003]: The Construction Industry Training Board received claims for Training Grants from registered construction employers in Scotland as shown in the table.

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Registered construction employers claiming grants 2,780 2,672 2,846 2,771 2,488
Registered construction employers declaring their main activity to be plant hire of repair claiming grants 95 94 76 65 64

The CITB's "grant year" is aligned with the academic year and runs therefore from August to July, the figures shown in the table are prepared on that basis.