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
Social Security Committee
Convener
16 June 2016 - 16 November 2017
Conveners Group
Member
24 June 2009 - 16 June 2016
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Branch Executive
Member
08 June 2016 - 16 June 2016
Social Security Committee
Member
04 December 2014 - 23 March 2016
Equal Opportunities Committee
Deputy Convener
21 January 2016 - 23 March 2016
Health and Sport Committee
Substitute Member
27 November 2014 - 23 March 2016
Public Audit Committee
Substitute Member
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
19 November 2009 - 22 March 2011
Rural Affairs and Environment Committee
Substitute Member
07 September 2010 - 22 March 2011
European and External Relations Committee
Deputy Convener
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
30 September 2004 - 02 April 2007
Communities Committee
Substitute 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
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
Social Inclusion Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee
Member
02 November 2000 - 07 January 2001
Audit Committee
Member
17 June 1999 - 07 January 2000
Deputy Whip
Scottish National Party
Register of interests
Sandra's register of interests
MSP's 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 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 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 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 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.
Votes
How Sandra White has voted in Parliament
Find out how Sandra White has voted recently.
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 108 for, 6 against, 15 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: Jamie Greene, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 21, 2020
Supported by: Michelle Ballantyne
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 64 for, 35 against, 30 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Prioritising Education Over Independence
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Michael Russell, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 65 for, 55 against, 9 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Result 114 for, 1 against, 14 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Employment Support
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 17, 2020
Result 89 for, 28 against, 12 abstained
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Sandra White in Parliament
Find out what motions Sandra White has submitted recently.
Gold Award for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
Annexe Communities COVID-19 Response
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
University of Strathclyde's Ranking Soars
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
University of Glasgow's World Ranking Rises
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
University of Strathclyde Achieves Fairtrade University Status
Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support
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.
S5W-31712 - Answered
10 September 2020
White, Sandra: "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."
S5O-04562 - Unanswered
02 September 2020
White, Sandra: "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."
S5O-04513 - Unanswered
19 August 2020
White, Sandra: "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."
S5O-04486 - Unanswered
12 August 2020
White, Sandra: "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."
S5O-04407 - Unanswered
03 June 2020
White, Sandra: "To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 outbreak."
See all of Sandra White's written questions submitted in Parliament