Tess White
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Tess White
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6218
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN
Phone: 01224 640152
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Tess is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Tess is a member of 5 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Tess does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Tess has 4 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Employment
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Fair Work
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Just Transition
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Junior Whip
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles
Tess has had 2 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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
I am a member of the Fawcett Society. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a member of Women2Win Business Club. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a member of the Scottish Japanese Karate Association. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
I am a supporter of, and fundraiser for, SAMH and MIND. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
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.
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.
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2022
My Breath is My Life
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I am delighted to speak in this debate and I pay tribute to Jackie Dunbar for bringing to our attention the work of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. Asthma is one of the most prevalent health conditions in Aberdeenshire…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2022
Live Music and Night-Time Industries
Tess White: "The live music, night-time economy and hospitality sectors in the north-east continue to suffer as a result of the vaccination passport scheme. The Night Time Industries Association has highlighted losses of up to 30 per cent in trade…
Chamber meeting date: 12 January 2022
Energy Strategy
1. Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when its refreshed energy strategy will be published. (S6O-00600)"
Chamber meeting date: 11 January 2022
Labour Shortages
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?"
Chamber meeting date: 5 January 2022
Covid-19
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Three things that the First Minister said earlier resonated: publishing evidence, the application of judgment and—Inaudible…
Votes
How Tess White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Tess White has voted recently.
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 69 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Tess White in Parliament
Find out what motions Tess White has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Tess 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, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will issue letters of guidance to Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council outlining its expectations for collaborative working to implement skills alignment, which was recommended in Audit Scotland’s report, Planning for Skills."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards establishing outcome-focused, common monitoring criteria with Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council, which it committed to do in the 2017 Enterprise and Skills Review."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs it estimates will be created from the 17 ScotWind projects, broken down by region."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has held with home insurance companies on the implications for homeowners of the new rules on interlinked fire alarms; when these meetings took place, and what was discussed."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of Audit Scotland’s report, Planning for Skills, what action it is taking to improve collaborative working between Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council on skills alignment."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made towards delivering its commitment to increase the resourcing of the Scottish Funding Council in 2022-23."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Scottish and UK supply chains benefit from the 17 ScotWind projects."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people aged 19 and under were prescribed antidepressants in conjunction with psychological therapy in 2019-20."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported findings that 95% of cybersecurity issues can be attributed to human error, and what actions it is taking to improve digital literacy skills."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 21 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people aged 19 and under were prescribed the antidepressant, fluoxetine, in 2019-20, and, of those, how many were prescribed other antidepressants, broken down by what these antidepressants were."
Awaiting answer
See all of Tess White's written questions submitted in Parliament