Sandra White
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Sandra White
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Sandra.White.msp@parliament.scot
Post-d: @SandraWhiteSNP
Facebook: Sandra's facebook
Committees
Cross-party groups
Sandra is not a member of any cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sandra has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
Sandra does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Sandra has had 35 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Social Security Committee
Convener
16 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Conveners Group
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Social Security Committee
Member
24 June 2009 - 16 June 2016
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive
Member
21 January 2016 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
04 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
27 November 2014 - 04 December 2014
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
18 September 2012 - 27 November 2014
Justice Committee
Member
31 October 2013 - 18 February 2014
City of Edinburgh Council Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
18 September 2013 - 31 October 2013
City of Edinburgh Council Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund Bill Committee
Member
04 September 2012 - 10 January 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
14 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
Public Petitions Committee
Deputy Convener
27 June 2012 - 04 September 2012
Health and Sport Committee
Member
23 June 2011 - 04 September 2012
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Substitute Member
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Member
19 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
07 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
26 February 2009 - 07 September 2010
European and External Relations Committee
Member
13 June 2007 - 26 February 2009
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
11 December 2008 - 26 February 2009
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
14 June 2007 - 10 December 2008
Audit Committee
Substitute Member
30 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Substitute Member
23 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Public Petitions Committee
Member
01 April 2004 - 02 April 2007
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
03 September 2003 - 27 September 2004
Health Committee
Substitute Member
01 April 2004 - 21 September 2004
Communities Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 31 March 2004
Public Petitions Committee
Member
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Local Government Committee
Member
17 January 2001 - 06 September 2001
Social Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
08 January 2001 - 17 January 2001
Social Justice Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Audit Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Public Petitions Committee
Member
Register of interests
Sandra'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 Sandra White. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 6 to 11 November 2008 I visited the Gaza Strip on a fact-finding mission. The costs of the trip, including flights, food and accommodation, were approximately £2,083 (€2,500). The costs of this trip were met by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza which is a combination of volunteer European groups whose purpose is to end the siege on Gaza and establish a Palestinian State (located at 100A Crown House, North Circular Road, London, NW10 7PN).
From 1 to 3 March 2013 I visited Israel and Palestine regarding humanitarian concerns. During this visit, as part of a cross-party delegation, I met the UK Ambassador to Israel, elected representatives and local community representatives. The cost of transport and accommodation was £1,175 and was met by the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), an independent not-for-profit organisation which has been established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000 Belgium).
From 13 to 16 March 2009 I visited Syria to meet the President and relevant groups to discuss Palestine/Gaza and the refugee situation. The costs of the trip were approximately £1,300 (including return flights from Glasgow/London/Damascus and three nights hotel accommodation in Damascus). The costs were met by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, which is a combination of volunteer European groups whose purpose is to end the siege on Gaza and establish a Palestinian State (located at 100A Crown House, North Circular Road, London NW10 7PN).
From 2 to 11 October 2012 I visited Venezuela as part of the international delegation of election observers to the Presidential election. The costs of the trip were $7,953 (including return flights and seven nights hotel accommodation). The costs were met by National Electoral Council (Consejo National electoral) which is an independent branch of state with responsibility for overseeing the electoral process and ensuring that it is free and fair (located at Centro Simón Bolívar, Edificio Sede del Consejo Nacional Electoral, Frente a la Plaza Caracas. Caracas, Venezuela).
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 Sandra 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.
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Tuition Fees
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "Tuition fees in England and Wales have been mired in broken promises. Instead of keeping fees low, the Tories have bumped them up, making it much harder for students from deprived backgrounds and areas to access higher education…
Chamber meeting date: 24 March 2021
Gaelic-medium Education (Glasgow)
2. Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding the provision of Gaelic-medium education. (S5O-05139)"
Health and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 March 2021
Health Security (EU Exit) Regulations 2021
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "You mentioned in your opening statement that health security is a devolved matter; you referred to it in answer to the convener’s questions. You mentioned that the framework is not yet available, but will be…
Health and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 March 2021
Retiring MSPs
Sandra White: "As David Stewart has done, I would like to praise everyone on the committee and also David Cullum, the clerks and the Scottish Parliament information centre. The information that they have given us has been fantastic…
Chamber meeting date: 16 March 2021
Global Capital Investment Plan
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "In response to an earlier question, the minister mentioned GDP, which we know is not the only measure of economic success…
Votes
How Sandra White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sandra White has voted recently.
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motion of No Confidence
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 111 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 18 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Independent. Date lodged: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
National Mission to Reduce Drug Deaths and Harms
Submitted by: Brian Whittle, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Supported by: Donald Cameron
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, March 18, 2021
Result 43 for, 69 against, 1 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Sandra White in Parliament
Find out what motions Sandra White has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Sandra White has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 March 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with the Ministerial Working Group on Mortgage Lending and Cladding on solutions for affected homeowners."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 19 March 2021
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the emerging evidence of the increased risks associated with contracting flu and COVID-19, how the seasonal flu programme will be delivered to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected as quickly as possible."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current costs are for the NHS Louisa Jordan, also broken down by (a) set up, (b) estimated running and (c) decommissioning costs."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 10 September 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 18 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on preparations for COP26."
Answered by: Roseanna Cunningham on 26 March 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 March 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made with the introduction in Scotland of the external wall fire review form, EWS1."
Answered by: Kevin Stewart on 12 March 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the board of the Glasgow School of Art to discuss the progress being made in dealing with the impact of the fire on 15 June 2018; how often the board provides it with updates, and what the latest position is."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 26 February 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to the Glasgow School of Art in each of the last three years, and for what purpose."
Answered by: Richard Lochhead on 26 February 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last received an update from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) regarding the fire at the Glasgow School of Art on 15 June 2018, and when the SFRS will publish its final report."
Answered by: Ash Denham on 24 February 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether the organiser of the Celtic Connections festival has sought advice or support from it regarding any difficulties faced by foreign artists coming to Scotland since the EU membership referendum."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 6 January 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support it provides to the Celtic Connections festival."
Answered by: Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2020
See all of Sandra White's written questions submitted in Parliament