Briggs, Miles

• To ask the Scottish Government how it allocates national funding for funded early learnin… Question
  S6W-44451 · 24 Mar 2026
• Motion of Condolence for Jen Hardy MBE Motion
  S6M-21178 · 23 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make the right for children to access fund… Question
  S6W-44452 · 20 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of children who … Question
  S6W-44450 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with COSLA about ensuring that… Question
  S6W-44449 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make an announcement regarding the develop… Question
  S6O-05675 · 19 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects on how early learning and childcare … Question
  S6W-44448 · 18 Mar 2026
• To ask the Scottish Government how many breaches of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotl… Question
  S6W-44240 · 18 Mar 2026

Divisions where they voted against their party's majority position.

• Business Programme
  11 Mar 2026 · they voted Abstain, party voted Yes
• Approval of SI
  04 Feb 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted Abstain
• Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's 9th Report, 2025 (Session 6)
  06 Jan 2026 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution
  30 Oct 2025 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
  13 May 2025 · they voted Yes, party voted No
• Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
  27 Oct 2022 · they voted Abstain, party voted No
• Cost of Living
  03 Feb 2022 · they voted Yes, party voted No

Of the motions they've lodged that went to a vote, how often did the chamber agree.

Of the 36 motions that went to a vote, 25.0% were carried.

MSPs who voted the same way most often across shared divisions.

• Mason, Tom Con 100.0% 505 shared
• Lamont, John Con 100.0% 193 shared
• Scott, John Con 99.8% 641 shared
• Davidson, Ruth Con 99.8% 514 shared
• Lockhart, Dean Con 99.8% 979 shared
• Cameron, Donald Con 99.8% 1,279 shared

MSPs they vote against most often.

• Callaghan, Stephanie SNP 18.7% 893 shared
• Minto, Jenni SNP 18.9% 1,135 shared
• McAllan, Màiri SNP 18.9% 1,073 shared
• McNair, Marie SNP 19.1% 1,129 shared
• Adam, Karen SNP 19.2% 1,121 shared
• Tweed, Evelyn SNP 19.2% 1,100 shared

Composite of voting agreement, sponsorship overlap, and Hansard topic affinity. Weighted 50 / 25 / 25.

• Stewart, Alexander Con 79.1
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 84 · topic 33
• Wells, Annie Con 78.9
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 80 · topic 36
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 78.7
  vote 95 · co-sponsor 85 · topic 40
• Whittle, Brian Con 78.1
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 77 · topic 36
• Ross, Douglas Con 76.8
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 69 · topic 40
• Burnett, Alexander Con 76.2
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 85 · topic 20
• Kerr, Liam Con 75.6
  vote 100 · co-sponsor 75 · topic 28
• Gallacher, Meghan Con 73.5
  vote 99 · co-sponsor 56 · topic 40

Words and phrases this MSP uses far more often than the chamber average (TF-IDF over their Hansard contributions).

Rebellion rate (vs party majority) per session.

• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 624×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 620×
• Wells, Annie Con 580×
• Stewart, Alexander Con 568×
• Whittle, Brian Con 500×
• Kerr, Liam Con 480×
• Mountain, Edward Con 468×
• Greene, Jamie LD 466×
• Golden, Maurice Con 464×
• Harris, Alison Con 462×

• Stewart, Alexander Con 2,694×
• Wells, Annie Con 1,734×
• Adamson, Clare SNP 1,550×
• Kerr, Liam Con 1,264×
• Burnett, Alexander Con 1,188×
• Gosal, Pam Con 1,124×
• Findlay, Neil Lab 1,032×
• Ballantyne, Michelle Reform 1,028×
• Balfour, Jeremy Ind 962×
• Whittle, Brian Con 850×

• Mobile Phone Use in Schools (Ban) Chamber
  25 Mar 2026
  I thank my friend and colleague Pam Gosal for securing the debate and for the work that she has carried out on domestic abuse during the five years that she ha…
• Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Chamber
  24 Mar 2026
  I, too, pay tribute to Daniel Johnson, who underestimates his role in this matter. Those of us who have attempted to take through or have taken through a priva…
• Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  I, too, take the opportunity to pay tribute to the minister. It is a strange fact that it seems to be only at the end of the parliamentary session that any of …
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  This is my fifth attempt to get a decision on that before we hit the election period. From speaking to drivers across my Lothian region, who are spending hours…
• Portfolio Question Time Chamber
  19 Mar 2026
  To ask the Scottish Government whether it will make an announcement regarding the development of the Sheriffhall junction before the end of the parliamentary s…

Committee

• Education, Children and Young People Committee Member · left 08 Apr 2026
• Social Justice and Social Security Committee Substitute Member · left 06 Nov 2024
• Social Justice and Social Security Committee Member · left 29 Jun 2023
• Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Member · left 10 Oct 2024
• Health and Sport Committee Substitute Member · left 04 May 2021
• Equalities and Human Rights Committee Substitute Member · left 20 Aug 2020
• Education and Skills Committee Substitute Member · left 29 Jun 2017
• Health and Sport Committee Member · left 20 Aug 2020

Per-category claim total for this MSP compared to the average per-MSP total inside their party for the same year. Positive = above party average.

102 total · showing most recent.

• Gifts · 03 Jun 2021
  On 20 September 2025, 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 Ladbrokes Coral Gro…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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 Lo…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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 Lo…
• Overseas visits · 03 Jun 2021
  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 Lo…

Party

• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021

Seats

• Edinburgh and Lothians East · 07 May 2026 — Unknown
• Lothian · 06 May 2021 — 08 Apr 2026 (Dissolution)
• Lothian · 05 May 2016 — 04 May 2021 (Dissolution)