Tess White
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Tess White
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
X (previously known as Twitter): @TessWhite4NE
Facebook: Tess's facebook
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6218
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at local office
Phone: 01224 640152
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Tess is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Changing Places Toilets
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on LGBTI+
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Men's Violence Against Women and Children
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health
Member
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Tess does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Tess has 2 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Social Care
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Tess has had 11 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 May 2022 - 05 September 2023
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women's Health
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
23 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
Standards Procedures and Public Appointments Committee
Member
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Just Transition
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Fair Work
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
Junior Whip
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
17 June 2021 - 23 September 2021
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Member
08 September 2021 - 22 September 2021
Finance and Public Administration Committee
Substitute Member
Register of interests
Tess'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 Tess White. The date of their initial statement was 31 May 2021.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
No registrable interests
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 November 2022]
For the purposes of transparency, I have been employed by companies in the Energy or Energy Services sector throughout my career. These include Royal Dutch Shell, World Fuel Services, Weatherford and Centrica. I do not believe these meet the prejudice test.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 November 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 November 2022]
Recent Activity
What was said
What Tess White 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.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Good morning, minister. A stakeholder in the social care sector shared with me that SDS has not “been the opportunity so far that has fulfilled its promise.” You have alluded to that this morning…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 June 2024
Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Thank you, convener. In relation to whether the 2013 act is sufficient and appropriate to achieve independent living, as Feeley outlined, I would like to ask two questions. The first one is about resourcing…
Chamber meeting date: 13 June 2024
Public Gallery Admissions Process
1. Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review the process for admitting visitors to the public gallery in the chamber. (S6O-03585)"
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2024
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "At stage 2, I lodged an amendment on reporting on and reviewing the act in order to facilitate post-legislative scrutiny as a means of implementing the recommendations of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s stage 1 report…
Chamber meeting date: 12 June 2024
Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "This is a complex topic with varied and sometimes polarising points of view…
Votes
How Tess White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Tess White has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Tess White in Parliament
Find out what motions Tess White has submitted recently.
Questions
Questions Tess White has asked
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported increase in COVID-19 cases between May and June 2024, and what its position is on whether the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations during the winter vaccination programme was sufficient."
Answer expected on 17 July 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on student finance for nursing and midwifery students, in light of reported concerns by both the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwifery in Scotland regarding the viability of these courses."
Answer expected on 17 July 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 6 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it will review the process for admitting visitors to the public gallery in the chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2024
"To ask the First Minister how the Scottish Government will prevent further GP practice closures, in light of reports that the number of surgeries has declined in every NHS board since 2015."
Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 29 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 since it came into force on 1 April 2024."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has held discussions with (a) local authorities and (b) COSLA regarding updating the Supporting transgender young people in schools guidance, in light of the findings of the final report of the Cass Review, which was published in April 2024."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Storm Babet Ministerial Taskforce has met in 2024, and what was discussed."
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 23 May 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any recent assessment with clinicians of the effectiveness of BMI as an indicator of health, especially in relation to the diagnosis of eating disorders."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 May 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress towards implementing the Women's Health Plan since the Second Annual Report on Progress was published in January 2024."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 May 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 20 May 2024
"To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that no NHS board has implemented placental growth factor-based testing for pre-eclampsia, in light of it having been recommended in March 2023 by the Scottish Health Technologies Group."
Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024