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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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: 18 December 2024
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I, too, thank the clerks to the Education, Children and Young People Committee for the power of work that they have put into the Education (Scotland) Bill to date and I thank all the people who were involved in our evidence sessions…
Chamber meeting date: 12 December 2024
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "When the First Minister became First Minister, he said that enterprise was one of the key aspects of education that he wanted to grow and to be invested in…
Chamber meeting date: 11 December 2024
1. Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government what resources are being allocated from the city and regional growth deals to fund the A720 Sheriffhall roundabout. (S6O-04089)"
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 11 December 2024
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I do not think that we are all that far away from what we are trying to achieve. I should say that I had hoped to lodge amendments on the matter, but I had an issue in that respect…
Chamber meeting date: 10 December 2024
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank the cabinet secretary for providing advance sight of her statement…
Find out how Miles Briggs has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don-Innes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Result 96 for, 0 against, 21 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 16, 2024
Supported by: John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 28 against, 21 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 94 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Result 73 for, 49 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Miles Briggs has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to chronic pain services in its draft Budget 2025-26."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many kinship care payments have been made in each year since the national kinship care payment was agreed by local authorities."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the Best Start Grant School Age Payment, and how many payments have been made, in each year since the payment was introduced, also broken down by local authority area."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), and how many pupils have received the EMA, in each year since the policy was introduced, also broken down by local authority area."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been home-schooled in each year since 1999."
Answer expected on 15 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates work on the new Edinburgh eye hospital will commence."
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 December 2024
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to rejoin the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 December 2024
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that young people with cancer are included in the delivery of the ambitions set out in the Cancer Strategy for Scotland 2023-2033."
Answer expected on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 13 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much unspent funding has been returned to it from other public bodies in each year since 1999."
Answer expected on 10 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 December 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on reading books in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) each (i) primary and (ii) secondary school."
Answer expected on 9 January 2025