Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - present day
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05 September 2023 - 06 November 2024
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 10 October 2024
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21 May 2021 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023
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21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
Substitute Member
14 August 2020 - 04 May 2021
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08 June 2016 - 20 August 2020
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25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020
Substitute Member
28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017
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MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Miles Briggs. The date of their initial statement was 03 June 2021.
No registrable interests
On 22 September 2018 I and a guest attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as guests of William Hill (a betting and gambling company of Greenside House, 50 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TP). The value of the gift was £325 per person, the total was £650 for myself and my guest.
On 23 September 2023, in my capacity as the Convener of the Cross Party Group on Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries, I attended the Ayr Gold Cup at Ayr Racecourse as a guest of Scottish Racing (an organisation promoting and supporting the sport of horseracing throughout Scotland; c/o Hamilton Park Racecourse, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0DW). The value of the gift was £378. [Registered 19 October 2023]
On 22 April 2017, I attended the Scottish Grand National as a guest of Ladbrokes Coral Group plc (a betting and gambling company of 5th Floor, The Zig Zag Building, 70 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6SQ). The value of the gift, which comprised two tickets and hospitality, was £590.
From 5 to 12 October 2019 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the Republic of China (Taiwan) at the invitation of the Director General, Taipei Representative Office (Edinburgh Office) in the UK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China Department (of 1 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE). The delegation held meetings with a number of Government departments, trade and cultural organisations including; Meeting with Deputy Mayor of Tainan City Government, Sue Wang, Visit to Tainan Sin-Lau Hospital, Meeting with Kwo-tsai Wang, Deputy Minister for Ministry of Transportation and Communication, Meeting with Cheng-Hua Lee, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Lunch with Kelly Wu-Chiao Hsieh, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and brief engagement with the President of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-Wen. The cost of the visit was; air ticket £4,055, accommodation £551, high speed rail £100, food £225, tickets for Chikan Tower, Fort Zeelandia, Anping Tree House and Taipei 101 £16. The total cost was £4,947 met in its entirety by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). I also received gifts, which included a USB Drive. The values of the items are below the threshold for registration in the gifts category.
From 9 February to 13 February 2024 I visited California, USA, as part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs, meeting health professionals, family members of individuals who had used the state’s End of Life Options Act, Senators and representatives of organisations who provide information about the provisions of the Act. The costs of the visit, including travel, accommodation and meals amounted to £2,694 and were paid by the permissible donor Dignity in Dying (a not-for-profit organisation that campaigns for a change in the law on assisted dying, of 181 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JT). [Registered 7 March 2024]
From 17 to 26 November 2023 I was part of a cross-party delegation of MSPs who visited the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at the invitation of the High Commission of Bangladesh to the UK based in London (28 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5JA) and Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. The purpose of the visit was to engage with senior politicians within the Bangladeshi government, organisations, academics and business leaders to strengthen relationships between Bangladesh and Scotland, especially on issues of joint importance such as climate change, education, support for refugees and, fair pay and conditions for garment workers, and to build skill and knowledge sharing opportunities which will benefit both our nations. The delegation held meetings with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh; A.K. Abdul Momen MP, Foreign Affairs Minister; Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury MP, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament; Md. Shahab Uddin MP, Minister of Environment Forest & Climate Change; Professor Dr AKM Zakir Hossain, Vice-Chancellor of Kurigram Agricultural University; Md. Atiqul Islam, The Mayor of Dhaka North City; Dinner with Mahbub Ali MP, Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism; and breakfast with Matt Cannell, British Deputy High Commissioner and Development Director to Bangladesh. The Delegation visited the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar; Sylhet Women’s Medical College Hospital; Nabiganj and Habiganj; the medical camp in Biswanath’s Amtoil Village, and NRB Hospital in Sylhet. In the course of these visits, the delegation held meetings with Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Mayor of Sylhet; Chamber of Commerce of Sylhet and other business leaders from the region; university academic and administrative heads, and Ataur Rahman Selim, Mayor of Habiganj. The total cost of the visit was £3,683.57. Of the total costs, £2,300 for return flights from Edinburgh to Dhaka and a one-way internal flight from Sylhet to Dhaka was met by Workpermitcloud Limited (legal recruitment experts; of the Gherkin Level 28, 30 Street Mary Axe, London, England, EC3A, Company Registration: 12909694) and £1,082.92 for hotel accommodation, £240.65 for food and transport, £60 for internal return flights Dhaka to Cox Bazar were met by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh (State Ministry which oversees foreign relations of Bangladesh; of Segunbagicha, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh) and Sylhet City Corporation (Sylhet City Council; of Nagar Bhaban, 3100, Bangladesh). I also received gifts, which including welcome crests, posters and books. The values of the items are below the threshold for registration in the gifts category. [Registered 14 December 2023]
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I have received support from Marie Curie (14 Links Place, Edinburgh, EH6 7EB) to assist with the analysis and preparation for publication of responses to the consultation on my proposed Members Bill on a Right to Palliative Care. The value of this support to date is £295. [Registered 16 September 2024]
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: 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…
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…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "In light of the cabinet secretary’s comments, I will not move amendment 210. Amendment 210 not moved. Section 33A—Working with others"
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank the cabinet secretary for advance sight of her statement and I express my concern for staff and students at Dundee university at this time…
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 88 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 15 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 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to identify any errors in reports on chronic pain that it has commissioned and supervised, in light of reports that one such report did not make it clear that it was based on accounts of commercially recruited people who were paid £200 each to participate, and that, when these people were…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many weapons have been seized and recorded as being carried by pupils in schools in each year since 1999."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to draw on already-qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, who are not currently practising, to reduce any long waiting times for psychological therapies."
Answer expected on 22 July 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that palliative care becomes a national priority."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many classroom assistants have been employed in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that blood cancer patients from Scotland's most deprived areas have equal access to CAR T-cell therapies, following the findings in Public Health Scotland's recent report on CAR-T for haematological malignancies from 2020 to 2023."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that palliative care is considered and reflected in other relevant policy areas."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how much "clawback" has been returned to and received by the Scottish Government in each year since 1999, broken down by individual (a) college and (b) university."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what value of financial penalties on colleges and universities for recruiting above their allocated funded places has been returned to and received by the Scottish Government in each year since 1999, broken down by individual (a) college and (b) university."
Answered by Graeme Dey on 24 June 2025
Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings laid out in Public Health Scotland's recent report on CAR-T for haematological malignancies from 2020 to 2023."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 June 2025