Miles Briggs MSP

About

Miles was born in 1983 and elected to the Scottish Parliament as a Member for Lothian Region in May 2016.

Miles is the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. He has previously been the Local Government, Housing & Social Justice Spokesperson. He was previously the party Chief Whip and before then the Shadow Minister for Health. Miles is Co-Convenor of the Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Cancer and Convenor of the Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Scottish Horseracing & Bloodstock Industries. He is actively involved in numerous other Cross Party Groups.

Educated at Auchtergaven Primary School and Perth Grammar School, Miles then attended Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen where he studied Management & Politics. Following graduation Miles worked for The Executive Council of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. He then spent 10 years working as a Political Adviser to MSPs Dr Nanette Milne and Liz Smith. Outside of politics Miles is a keen hill walker, having completed 83 Munros to date, and is also interested in rugby, countryside issues, photography, Scottish history & music. 

Miles also has a website. Go to https://www.milesbriggs.scot/ to see more of his recent work.

If you have an issue you would like to raise with Miles, you can get in touch with his office by phoning 0131 348 5944 or emailing [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter and Facebook.

News

Briggs supports Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Briggs supports Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, is supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust’s call for action to increase cervical screening uptake rates.  Cervical screening uptake is now at a 10-year low in Scotland, and more w

Miles Briggs Raises Over £2000 in Charity Leg Wax

Last week Lothian Region MSP Miles Briggs endured a charity leg wax to raise money for children with life-limiting conditions, collecting over £2000 for the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS). When Miles posted a photo of his Christmas socks in support of CHAS' #festivefootwea

Briggs questions Scottish Government on improvements to the City Bypass

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, is asking the Scottish Government to set out its plans for upgrading the A720 City Bypass. Miles has tabled Parliamentary questions after contact from constituents and businesses in Lothian concerned that the City Bypass is struggling to cope with current capacity and worried that plans are not being advanced to prepare the route for the increased traffic volumes caused by population growth in the region.

Cleft lip centralisation plans must be halted

SNP plans to centralise services for cleft lip and palate patients should be scrapped, the Scottish Conservatives have said. Public health spokesman Miles Briggs will host a debate in Holyrood later today on the controversial proposals, which would see all patients treated in Glasgow. Earlier

Briggs raises motorbike thefts in Lothian with Justice Secretary

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, is raising concerns about a spike in motorcycle theft in Lothian with the Justice Secretary and Police Scotland. Motorbike owners and enthusiasts have contacted Miles to flag up their frustration and anger at the spate of recent thefts.

Briggs backs petition against cleft lip and palate surgery centralisation

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian and the Shadow Public Health Minister, has added his name to a petition opposing the plans to centralise cleft lip and palate surgery at one site in Scotland which will see the removal of the current service at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children.