Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024
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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: 10 June 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Police Scotland’s review on the recording of sex and gender is on-going. However, that is not an excuse to kick the can down the road…
Chamber meeting date: 10 June 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 5 June 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Konnichiwa. I thank Karen Adam for securing the time for today’s members’ business debate. As we have heard, Thomas Glover was a truly remarkable man with roots that run deep in the north-east of Scotland…
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Fine—I will go first, convener. I thank the committee for its consideration of the petition. The petitioner, Tracey Smith, is with us…
Chamber meeting date: 3 June 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "At the current glacial rate of investment, it would take the SNP Government until 2083 to spend the so-called just transition fund. The cabinet secretary will be 114 years old, and the minister will be 112 years old…
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Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Tess White has submitted recently.
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: 11 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with agricultural organisations regarding any increases in production costs as a result of new transmission infrastructure."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 June 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary schools are currently running the Equally Safe at School programme, broken down by local authority area."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 9 June 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what (a) it is doing to combat coastal erosion at Montrose, with reference to dredging and (b) its position is following the 2021 publication of the Dynamic Coast report, Adaptation and Resilience Options for Montrose Bay."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 9 June 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 30 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to ensure that staff networks advocating for sex-based rights, such as Police SEEN, receive recognition and the opportunity to review and inform internal policies, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers."
Answered by Angela Constance on 9 June 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Mother and Baby Unit options appraisal report from NHS National Services Scotland will be published."
Answered by Maree Todd on 5 June 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 12 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement that NHS Grampian has been escalated to stage 4 of NHS Scotland's National Performance Framework for finance, leadership and governance."
Taken in the Chamber on 13 May 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review the "stirring up hatred" provisions of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 to include "sex" as a characteristic."
Answered by Angela Constance on 8 May 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-35645 by Natalie Don-Innes on 26 March 2025, when it expects the findings and evaluation of the early adopter community work to be published, and whether an expansion of early learning and childcare will take place before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 8 May 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 10 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is carrying out to introduce a criminal law in respect of non-fatal strangulation."
Answered by Angela Constance on 8 May 2025
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 7 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake a review of Historic Environment Scotland before the end of the current parliamentary session."
Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2025