Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - present day
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17 June 2021 - 10 October 2024
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21 May 2021 - 08 October 2024
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These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2025
1.Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "The Official Report is a written record of what was said in public meetings of the Scottish Parliament and in committee meetings. It is a substantially verbatim report…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I associate myself with the comments of Ben Macpherson. The way in which the council has handled the issue has been totally unacceptable. Parents and families are rightly angry that they have been left in the dark…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "In all my time in the Parliament, I have never heard a statement from a Government minister so disconnected from the reality that our constituents, especially young people, face…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 26 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "Good morning, Professor Gillespie. Did you ever struggle in your role as principal?"
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank the Parliament’s legislation team and, following these late sittings, the wider parliamentary staff, as well as Government officials and colleagues across parties for the constructive engagement that we have had on many elements of the bill…
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Motion ref. S6M-16789
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Result 64 for, 1 against, 53 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16892
Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 91 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16960
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 90 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16942
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Result 70 for, 0 against, 50 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-16923
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much additional revenue it expects to raise from the new council tax bands, broken down by local authority area."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many devices have been distributed to young people through the Connecting Scotland programme in 2025-26 to support digital inclusion amongst school-aged children, broken down by local authority area."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what review it will undertake into the use of the newborn heel prick blood test to screen for childhood dementia."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 28 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 11 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many households will be included in the new council tax bands, broken down by local authority area."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 19 January 2026
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2026
"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported issues with teacher job shortages, caused by temporary teacher contracts."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 18 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what recommendations it has made regarding ratings for gas boilers versus electric heaters on EPC reports."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Student Awards Agency Scotland regarding the recent audit of student loans by the agency, and what its position is on any additional loan balance adjustments discovered as a result of the audit being added to people’s loans retrospectively, including in cases where it was…
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many men in Scotland have received prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests in each year since 1999."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 15 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 9 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the development of the unique learner number system."
Asked by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 17 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 8 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the establishment of an independent national whistleblowing office for education and children’s services."