Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - present day
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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: 9 January 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "Teachers and unions have warned ministers that many more incidents of violence take place in our classrooms than are reported, because teachers do not have the time to report those incidents…
Chamber meeting date: 9 January 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "Teachers and unions have warned ministers that many more incidents of violence take place in our classrooms than are reported, because teachers do not have the time to report those incidents…
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 8 January 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "Good morning, ministers and officials. During our pre-budget scrutiny, the committee heard that an underlying operating deficit of around £70 million was predicted, with four colleges experiencing significant financial issues…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "Paul O’Kane started by saying that he felt that he had been listening to the First Minister since he was in secondary school. To be quite frank, I feel that I have been listening to him since primary school…
Chamber meeting date: 7 January 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank my Lothian colleague and friend Foysol Choudhury for securing the debate this evening. It is an important debate, and I welcome and support the campaigning that he has been doing on the issue for some time…
Find out how Miles Briggs has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 46 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 88 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Result 116 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Michael Marra, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 24 for, 64 against, 28 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Result 69 for, 23 against, 26 abstained, 11 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: 16 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been any consequences for any of its officials as a result of any investigations into any leaking of ministerial statements or other information to the media, and, if so, what the consequences were."
Answer expected on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many children and young people have been reported to (a) the police, (b) social work services and (c) education support services for carrying a knife or weapon in school since 1999."
Answer expected on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a child and young person exploitation offence."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many play parks have been upgraded in each local authority area in each year since 2021."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many children and young people have been placed on part-time timetables in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of children and young people being exploited have been recorded by Police Scotland in each year since 1999."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many students from (a) Scotland have accessed apprenticeship courses in English institutions and (b) England have accessed apprenticeship courses in Scottish institutions in each year since 1999."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been provided to neighbourhood watch schemes in each year since 1999."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to each local authority to upgrade play parks in each year since 2021."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the current spend per individual on palliative care by each Integrated Joint Board (IJB)."
Answer expected on 29 January 2025