Sandra White
Scottish National Party
MSP for Glasgow Kelvin (Constituency) 2011 - present day
Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) 1999 - 2011
About Sandra White
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 5688
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
1274 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8AA
Phone: 0141 339 7693
Text relay calls welcome.
Find out when the MSP's surgery times are on their website.
Committees
Cross-party groups
Sandra is a member of 11 cross-party groups
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Construction
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba
Deputy Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Human Trafficking
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 Nuclear Disarmament
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Older People, Age and Ageing
Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine
Co-Convener
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Racial Equality
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI
Co-Convener
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Sandra has 1 parliamentary and government role
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Appointed Member
Party Roles
Sandra does not have any party roles
Previous roles
Sandra has had 40 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
16 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Conveners Group
Member
16 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Social Security Committee
Convener
24 June 2009 - 16 June 2016
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Social Security Committee
Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
21 January 2016 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
04 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
05 November 2012 - 09 January 2015
Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice
Scottish Government
27 November 2014 - 04 December 2014
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
18 September 2012 - 27 November 2014
Justice Committee
Member
31 October 2013 - 18 February 2014
City of Edinburgh Council Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund Bill Committee
Deputy Convener
18 September 2013 - 31 October 2013
City of Edinburgh Council Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund Bill Committee
Member
04 September 2012 - 10 January 2013
Public Audit Committee
Member
14 June 2011 - 18 September 2012
Public Petitions Committee
Deputy Convener
23 June 2011 - 04 September 2012
Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee
Substitute Member
27 June 2012 - 04 September 2012
Health and Sport Committee
Member
01 June 2011 - 14 June 2011
Public Petitions Committee
Member
07 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
19 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
26 February 2009 - 07 September 2010
European and External Relations Committee
Member
11 December 2008 - 26 February 2009
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
13 June 2007 - 26 February 2009
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
14 June 2007 - 10 December 2008
Audit Committee
Substitute Member
23 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Public Petitions Committee
Member
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Party Spokesperson on Equal Opportunities
Scottish National Party
01 April 2004 - 02 April 2007
Equal Opportunities Committee
Member
30 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Substitute Member
13 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Communities
Scottish National Party
03 September 2003 - 27 September 2004
Health Committee
Substitute Member
01 April 2004 - 21 September 2004
Communities Committee
Member
04 June 2003 - 31 March 2004
Public Petitions Committee
Member
16 May 2002 - 31 March 2003
Social Justice Committee
Substitute Member
06 September 2001 - 31 March 2003
Local Government Committee
Member
27 June 2001 - 31 March 2003
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
17 January 2001 - 06 September 2001
Social Justice Committee
Deputy Convener
08 January 2001 - 17 January 2001
Social Justice Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2001
Public Petitions Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Audit Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2000
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
Register of interests
Sandra'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 Sandra White. The date of their initial statement was 24 May 2016.
Remuneration and related undertaking
No registrable interests
Gifts
No registrable interests
Overseas visits
From 1 to 3 March 2013 I visited Israel and Palestine regarding humanitarian concerns. During this visit, as part of a cross-party delegation, I met the UK Ambassador to Israel, elected representatives and local community representatives. The cost of transport and accommodation was £1,175 and was met by the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), an independent not-for-profit organisation which has been established to promote dialogue and understanding between European, Palestinian and Arab parliamentarians and policy-makers (of Rue Montoyer 39, Brussels 1000 Belgium).
From 2 to 11 October 2012 I visited Venezuela as part of the international delegation of election observers to the Presidential election. The costs of the trip were $7,953 (including return flights and seven nights hotel accommodation). The costs were met by National Electoral Council (Consejo National electoral) which is an independent branch of state with responsibility for overseeing the electoral process and ensuring that it is free and fair (located at Centro Simón Bolívar, Edificio Sede del Consejo Nacional Electoral, Frente a la Plaza Caracas. Caracas, Venezuela).
From 13 to 16 March 2009 I visited Syria to meet the President and relevant groups to discuss Palestine/Gaza and the refugee situation. The costs of the trip were approximately £1,300 (including return flights from Glasgow/London/Damascus and three nights hotel accommodation in Damascus). The costs were met by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza, which is a combination of volunteer European groups whose purpose is to end the siege on Gaza and establish a Palestinian State (located at 100A Crown House, North Circular Road, London NW10 7PN).
From 6 to 11 November 2008 I visited the Gaza Strip on a fact-finding mission. The costs of the trip, including flights, food and accommodation, were approximately £2,083 (€2,500). The costs of this trip were met by the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza which is a combination of volunteer European groups whose purpose is to end the siege on Gaza and establish a Palestinian State (located at 100A Crown House, North Circular Road, London, NW10 7PN).
Controlled transactions
No registrable interests
Heritable property
No registrable interests
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
No registrable interests
Recent Activity
What was said
What Sandra 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: 30 December 2020
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "Although Covid-19 is quite rightly at the forefront of people’s minds, it is crucial that we encourage anyone with a health concern not to put off accessing the NHS…
Chamber meeting date: 23 December 2020
Covid-19 (Loneliness and Social Isolation)
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "I thank Rachael Hamilton for securing this important debate. I know from personal experience how difficult it has been for people and families who have a loved one in care…
Chamber meeting date: 16 December 2020
Interlinked Fire and Smoke Alarm Systems
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "I thank Sarah Boyack and congratulate her on securing such an important debate. I am not a member of the Local Government and Communities Committee, but I have attended several of the meetings, particularly those following the Grenfell tragedy…
Chamber meeting date: 15 December 2020
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "It is a tragedy that so many lives have been lost and so many families affected. I do not want the issue of all those tragic deaths to turn into a political bun fight…
Chamber meeting date: 15 December 2020
Sandra White (Glasgow Kelvin) (SNP): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I voted yes in the first vote, then was unable to vote in the second vote. Then the system told me that I voted no, and then it told me that I had not voted at all. I would have voted—and did vote—yes."
Votes
How Sandra White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sandra White has voted recently.
Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Friday, December 4, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Result 118 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 11 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill - UK Legislation
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 18, 2021
Supported by: Ash Denham
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Result 92 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 10 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 30 for, 94 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Supported by: Michael Russell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 92 for, 30 against, 1 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Submitted by: Richard Leonard, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Supported by: Anas Sarwar
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Result 94 for, 30 against, 0 abstained, 5 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Sandra White in Parliament
Find out what motions Sandra White has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Sandra 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, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been charged with drug offences across Glasgow in the last year."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 4 November 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to tourist attractions in light of the ongoing restrictions due to COVID-19."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 28 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address suicide."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 October 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the emerging evidence of the increased risks associated with contracting flu and COVID-19, how the seasonal flu programme will be delivered to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected as quickly as possible."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 2 October 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 30 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the enforcement of the pavement and double parking provisions in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 10 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what the current costs are for the NHS Louisa Jordan, also broken down by (a) set up, (b) estimated running and (c) decommissioning costs."
Answered by: Jeane Freeman on 10 September 2020
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 2 September 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss the COP26 conference due to take place in Glasgow in November 2021."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 19 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it is offering SMEs in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 12 August 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit further funding to expand the provision of broadband services in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency and elsewhere in Scotland."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: White, Sandra, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 3 June 2020
"To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 outbreak."
Awaiting answer
See all of Sandra White's written questions submitted in Parliament