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

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs concerned over winter pressures

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has warned that without immediate support NHS Lothian are in for an extremely tough winter. This week Public Health Scotland figures revealed that A&E waiting times were lengthening and delayed discharge was back to pre-pandemic levels. In the last two week, waitin

Alcohol related deaths highest in 16 years in NHS Lothian

Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, said: “My deepest condolences are with the families and friends across Edinburgh and the Lothians who have lost a loved one to alcohol. “SNP Ministers have made it clear by their actions that supporting people with addictions is not a priority for them, which is why

MSP calls for local residential rehab to be utilised

Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, has called for local residential rehab to be utilised, following the announcement that a national rehab centre is to be developed in North Ayrshire. The facility will provide rehabilitation services for twenty families at any one time and will be based on an existing

SNP Ministers must get a move on with making Hillend Junction safer

Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, has said that SNP Ministers need to get a move on in delivering improvement works at Hillend junction, to make the junction safer. A road survey in 2019 recorded over 5,500 “conflicts” at the junction over a four day period and made a number of recommendations to improve

More children in temporary accommodation

This week at the Scottish Parliament, Lothian MSP Miles Briggs asked Shona Robison, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government, what plans the Scottish Government has to make sure we see an end to households with children and pregnant women living in temporary a

Briggs calls for fair funding for Lothian Councils

Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, today asked the Ben Macpherson MSP, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, about fair funding for local government. Mr Briggs asked whether post pandemic SNP Ministers plan to deliver “a new financial framework to ensure Councils receive a set percen