Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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25 May 2022 - 10 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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28 June 2023 - 08 October 2024
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25 May 2022 - 05 September 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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20 May 2022 - 28 June 2023
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23 September 2021 - 25 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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21 May 2021 - 20 May 2022
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17 June 2021 - 23 September 2021
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08 September 2021 - 22 September 2021
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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.
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[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]
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 November 2022]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]
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: 9 October 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "NHS Grampian has plunged into further financial crisis, with the board’s financial director saying that it is struggling to “keep afloat”…
Chamber meeting date: 9 October 2025
1. Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its revised guidance on supporting transgender pupils in schools, whether it can guarantee that, effective immediately, single-sex spaces, including toilets and changing rooms, have been made available to all girls during school hours. (S6O-05050)"
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 7 October 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "My question is on part 2 of the bill, but I will come back to Juliet Harris before I ask that. I do not know whether our role is to mend holes in webs, and the hodgepodge of law making is a huge problem…
Chamber meeting date: 30 September 2025
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I would have voted no."
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 30 September 2025
Tess White: "I have two questions and will address my first one to Professor O’Hagan. You have just talked about the intent of the bill and Dr Hill talked about the lack of a scoping exercise…
Find out how Tess White has voted recently.
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
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: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its revised guidance on supporting transgender pupils in schools, whether it can guarantee that, effective immediately, single-sex spaces, including toilets and changing rooms, have been made available to all girls during school hours."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:10 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has engaged with the Equality and Human Rights Commission in relation to the 19 public bodies and organisations that were found to have misrepresented the Equality Act 2010."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:13 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36754 by Angela Constance on 8 May 2025, whether it will provide an update regarding the specific date on which it plans to lay the SSI to propose adding the characteristic of “sex” to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:12 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 8 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that people are protected against misogyny, in light of the decision not to proceed with the introduction of the proposed Misogyny Bill."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:6 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered the implications of the High Court decision relating to Northumbria Police participating in Pride marches for the impartiality of school teachers in Scotland."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:1 September 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2025
"To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the steps that the Scottish Government is taking as a result of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:4 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the £756 million in ScotWind option fees that it has received, how much of this revenue has been used to date and for what purposes."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:1 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 29 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to update the Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:4 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to (a) prevent sexual violence in hospitals and (b) accurately record incidents of sexual assault that have been reported across the NHS estate."
Asked by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged:4 August 2025
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to determine whether it will introduce a standalone offence of non-fatal strangulation."