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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Miles Briggs

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for Lothian (Region) 2016 - present day

About Miles Briggs

Contact details

Contact online

Twitter: @Miles4Lothian

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 5944
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Miles is a member of 23 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Bangladesh

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Beer and Pubs

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cancer

Co-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Care Leavers

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Carers

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Chronic Pain

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Housing

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on India

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Life Sciences

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Gypsy/Traveller Community

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Ukraine

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Visual Impairment

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Volunteering

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women, Families and Justice

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Miles does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Miles has 3 party roles

Party Spokesperson on Equalities

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Housing

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Party Spokesperson on Social Security

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Miles has had 13 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

17 June 2021 - 29 June 2023

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Member

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Social Justice

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023

Party Spokesperson on Local Government

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

11 August 2020 - 04 May 2021

Chief Whip

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

20 August 2020 - 04 May 2021

Health and Sport Committee

Substitute Member

14 August 2020 - 04 May 2021

Parliamentary Bureau

Member

25 February 2020 - 20 August 2020

Equalities and Human Rights Committee

Substitute Member

08 June 2016 - 20 August 2020

Health and Sport Committee

Member

28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020

Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2017 - 11 August 2020

Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

28 June 2016 - 29 June 2017

Education and Skills Committee

Substitute Member

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

26 May 2016 - 28 June 2017

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Register of interests

Miles's register of interests

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.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

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.

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.

Overseas visits

From 5 t o 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.

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

No registrable interests

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

No registrable interests

Recent Activity

What was said

What Miles Briggs has said in Parliament

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: 5 December 2023

Disability Equality and Human Rights

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I apologise for the delay in my attendance in the chamber. I will open with the words of Natasha Hamilton, daughter of Anne Duke, who gave evidence last month to the Scottish Covid inquiry…

Chamber meeting date: 30 November 2023

Terminally Ill People and Their Carers (Support)

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "The cost of running vital medical equipment such as a ventilator can be £26 a month. A humidifier can cost £15 a month, oxygen concentrators can cost £61 a month and an air mattress can cost up to £22 a month…

Chamber meeting date: 28 November 2023

Heat in Buildings

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank the minister for the advance sight of his statement. Today will mark the start of a 10-year time bomb for more than half of Scotland’s home owners…

Chamber meeting date: 15 November 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Miles Briggs (Lothian) (Con): "I thank Willie Coffey for securing the debate and welcome the people who have joined us in the public gallery. I also pay tribute to Clare Adamson, who has committed to bringing the debate to the chamber in all the time that I have been in Parliament…

Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee meeting date: 14 November 2023

Council Tax Freeze

Miles Briggs: "I want to ask about the Scottish Government’s powers to introduce a full national freeze, given that it appears not to have the necessary powers to do so. Previous freezes have happened under a concordat with councils…

Votes

How Miles Briggs has voted in Parliament

Find out how Miles Briggs has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-11537

Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights

Submitted by: Emma Roddick, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023

Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Result 68 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-11537.2

Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights

Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Result 50 for, 64 against, 3 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-11537.1

Championing Disability Equality and Human Rights

Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, December 4, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Result 52 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-11496

Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 30, 2023

Result 82 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-11381

Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 23, 2023

Result 19 for, 90 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motions

Questions

Questions Miles Briggs has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-23484

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the future of the Scottish National Pain Management Programme, which opened in 2015, is secure at its present site at the Gartnavel Hospital campus in Glasgow, and whether it will clarify the meaning of a "broader range of settings" for the specialist service, in…

Answer expected on 19 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23486

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on who the members are that have been appointed to the Pain Management Task Force and each of its sub-committees, in order to provide transparency for the approximately 800,000 people in Scotland experiencing chronic pain regarding any recommendations made on…

Answer expected on 19 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23615

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 December 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) chronic pain patients and (b) MSPs are involved in discussions regarding any changes to the Scottish National Pain Management Programme, in light of the service having been established following years of campaigning by patients and a unanimous vote of the Scottish Parliament on 29 May 2013."

Answer expected on 19 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23523

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 4 December 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when Police Scotland will introduce a National Dashcam Safety Portal."

Answer expected on 18 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23102

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development of the proposed new homelessness prevention duties."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23100

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the (a) membership, (b) terms of reference, (c) work programme and (d) planned outcomes of the Ministerial Oversight Group on Homelessness."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23066

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how many homeless people have been transferred to other local authority areas for emergency accommodation in each of the last 12 months."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23101

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the minutes of any meetings of the Ministerial Oversight Group on Homelessness."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-23103

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the reported rising number of people who are rough sleeping in Edinburgh and Glasgow."

Answered by Paul McLennan on 4 December 2023

Question ref. S6W-22946

Asked by: Briggs, Miles, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 November 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the level of the school clothing grant."

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 December 2023

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