Tess White
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Tess White
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Tess.White.msp@parliament.scot
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
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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.
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
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
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
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
Motions
Motions made by Tess White in Parliament
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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: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report in the Daily Record on 23 July 2024 that paediatric nursing graduates from Glasgow Caledonian University were interviewed recently for roles in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde but were told that no jobs were available."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reportedly higher than average rates of neonatal mortality in five NHS boards, including NHS Grampian, where the rate in 2022 was reportedly 24% higher than the group average."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2022 report by Endometriosis UK, Analysis of Endometriosis Service Provision in Scotland, which suggested that the average length of time from the onset of symptoms of the condition to diagnosis was 8…
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the National Wellbeing Hub for health and social care workers in each year since 2020."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the review into neonatal deaths in Scotland between April 2021 and March 2022, which was led by Dr Helen Mactier."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Acorn carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) project in St Cyrus will receive the full £80 million in funding that it earmarked towards it in January 2022."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners from HMP Grampian have been released under the Emergency Early Release programme."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report in The Scotsman on 2 July 2024, which stated that the Scotland director of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland had said that they are experiencing a "stress and anxiety crisis", what action it is taking to support the mental health of health and social care workers."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with NHS boards to improve the stability and reliability of IT services, including the GP Vision system, in light of reports that some GPs are experiencing performance issues with this."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 25 July 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the costs of developing and implementing the proposed National Care Service, including the money spent to date on the proposals."
Answer expected on 22 August 2024