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 local office
80 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2XN
Phone: 01224 640152
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Tess is a member of 2 committees
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Substitute Member
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
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
I am a member of Women2Win Business Club. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a member of the Fawcett Society. [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.
I am a member of the National Trust for Scotland. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a member of the Scottish Japanese Karate Association. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
I am a supporter of, and fundraiser for, SAMH and MIND. [Ceased interest 16 November 2021]
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: 4 October 2022
Mental Health and Substance Use (Report)
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I know from conversations with police officers in the north-east that they are often the stand-in for other services when someone is in crisis out of hours…
Chamber meeting date: 4 October 2022
Health and Care Recovery (Winter Planning)
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "All members in the chamber pay tribute to the outstanding work of health and social care workers across Scotland, but the reality is that they have been badly let down by the Scottish National Party-Green Government…
Chamber meeting date: 28 September 2022
National Health Service Waiting Times
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "For months, the Scottish Conservatives have said that people are paying the price of Humza Yousaf’s mismanagement of Scotland’s NHS. Earlier this month, A and E waiting times hit their worst level on record…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 27 September 2022
Sports Grounds and Sporting Events (Designation) (Scotland) Amendment (No 2) Order 2022 (SSI 2022/263)
Tess White: "Before we move into private session, could we mention the inquiry into female participation in sport?"
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 27 September 2022
Winter Planning
Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con): "I, too, support and say thank you to the exceptional staff who work in the NHS and social care. Ms Lamb, are you nervous that the NHS will not be able to cope this winter?"
Votes
How Tess White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Tess White has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 28 for, 85 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 21 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 48 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 15 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 50 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 16 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Result 27 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 16 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: 4 October 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been provided to coastal local authorities for coastal change adaptation in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24, following the announcement in the Programme for Government 2020-21 that £12 million would be invested to help these areas adapt to the threat of sea level rise, broken down by local…
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of the National Centre for Remote and Rural Health and Social Care; whether it is on track to be operational by April 2023, and where the staff for the centre will be based, in light of it reportedly being envisaged that it will be a virtual, rather than a…
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 28 September 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timeline for the introduction of its Public Health Bill."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 23 September 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Public Health Scotland regarding the public health implications of waste accumulation across local authorities as a result of the recent strike action by refuse workers."
Answered by: Lorna Slater on 22 September 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its analysis of the uptake in breast screening appointments since the programme was resumed on 3 August 2020 compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, broken down by breast screening centre."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 20 September 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government when the Active Scotland Delivery Group last met, and what was discussed."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 20 September 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the specific restart date for the breast cancer self-referral scheme for women aged 71 and over."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 29 August 2022
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 17 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total number of women aged between 50 and 70 who have waited more than 36 months for their breast screening appointment in each of the last five years, broken down by breast screening centre."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 August 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S6F-01264 by the First Minister on 23 June 2022 that a women's health champion would be appointed "this summer", whether it will provide an update on the selection process and the date that the appointment will be announced."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Tess, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 26 May 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing with the Scottish Perinatal Network to make placental growth factor (PlGF) testing for pre-eclampsia routinely available to pregnant women, and when it anticipates PlGF testing will be rolled out across all NHS boards in Scotland."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 14 June 2022
See all of Tess White's written questions submitted in Parliament