Skip to main content

Language: English / Gàidhlig

Loading…

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

Image description

Tess White

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Tess White

Contact details

Contact online

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

80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN

Phone: 01224 640152
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Tess is a member of 5 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Credit Unions

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Disability

Member

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

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Tess does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Tess has 3 party roles

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women's Health

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Previous roles

Tess has had 7 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

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.

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

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 17 February 2023]

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]

[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: 17 February 2023]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 21 November 2022]

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: 23 May 2023

Scrutiny of NHS Boards (NHS Shetland, NHS Eileanan Siar and NHS Orkney)

Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I have two questions on consultants and a supplementary. My first question is for Michael Dickson. At the end of last year, NHS Shetland had a vacancy rate of 39 per cent for medical and dental consultants, which is against a backdrop of 6…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 23 May 2023

Female Participation in Sport and Physical Activity

Tess White: "I have one question, but first I want to follow up on what Baz Moffat just said. I am going through the coaching qualification and I can see that I will have to do child protection, anti-doping and first aid as mandatory modules…

Chamber meeting date: 17 May 2023

Mental Health Crisis

Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "Poor mental health is a serious public health challenge. Most of all, it can be very frightening and isolating for those who experience it. The reality is that Scottish mental health services simply are not meeting existing levels of demand…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 16 May 2023

Complex Mesh Surgical Service

Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I have two questions for you, minister. We have heard that one mesh-injured woman who has debilitating pain has been waiting for 82 weeks for an urgent referral…

Chamber meeting date: 11 May 2023

Supporting Mental Health in Rural Communities

Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I thank Rachael Hamilton for bringing such an important topic to the chamber—for shining a light on an epidemic that is often hidden. Both Rachael Hamilton and I represent areas that have large remote and rural populations…

Votes

How Tess White has voted in Parliament

Find out how Tess White has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-09126.3

Ending Violence in Scottish Schools

Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Result 93 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-09107.1

Scottish Connections Framework

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 22, 2023

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Result 49 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-09014.2

Securing a Sustainable Food Supply for Scotland

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023

Result 83 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-09014.1

Securing a Sustainable Food Supply for Scotland

Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023

Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-09014.3

Securing a Sustainable Food Supply for Scotland

Submitted by: Beatrice Wishart, Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 18, 2023

Result 49 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6O-02323

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Marine Litter Strategy for Scotland."

Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18047

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any delays to the network of NHS Scotland's National Treatment Centres; what the (a) original scheduled opening date was and (b) new forecasted opening date is, for each centre, and whether it will provide (i) an update on the recruitment of the 1,500 clinical and non-clinical…

Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 May 2023

Question ref. S6W-18061

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17633 by Michael Matheson on 15 May 2023, for what reason it is unable to provide a specific planned publication date for its new cancer strategy, and whether it will provide an estimated timescale for publication."

Answer expected on 8 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-17738

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 22 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17148 by Michael Matheson on 2 May 2023, whether it has since become aware of any shortages of radionuclide for bone scans in NHS boards, including NHS Tayside, which have reportedly affected prostate cancer patients who require such scans to check whether their cancer has spread…

Answer expected on 7 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-17979

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) annual, (b) monthly and (c) hourly remuneration is for the Women's Health Champion."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 May 2023

Question ref. S6W-18058

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of nursing students, in light of the reported statement by the Royal College of Nursing that 600 fewer nursing students started university in autumn 2022 than the Scottish Government's recommended target of 4,536."

Answer expected on 5 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18057

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019."

Answer expected on 5 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18059

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on recruitment and staffing at the NHS Tayside breast oncology service."

Answer expected on 5 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-18060

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 18 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government when data on pancreatic cancer survival rates will next be published, in light of the last available data being published in 2019."

Answer expected on 5 June 2023

Question ref. S6W-17762

Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 5 May 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the University of Dundee report, Senior Hospital Doctors' Intentions to Retire in NHS Scotland, which states that nearly half of all senior hospital doctors in Scotland aged 50 and over intend to retire before normal pension age."

Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 May 2023

Share this page