Scottish Labour
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024
Substitute Member
25 April 2023 - 16 November 2023
Member
01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023
Member
22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023
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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: 20 November 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the minister for advance sight of her statement. Continued uncertainty and chaotic decision making from private offshore renewables developers are harming workers and communities in the North East Scotland region…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 19 November 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I have nine amendments in the group, which cover three areas…
Chamber meeting date: 18 November 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Made a request to intervene."
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Environmental groups such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have highlighted the high financial costs for removal of conifer seedlings and seed rain…
Chamber meeting date: 5 November 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "It is a great privilege to close this debate for Scottish Labour and to speak alongside my comrades Rhoda Grant and Richard Leonard. I start by paying tribute to everyone who has engaged in the land reform process…
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Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Ben Macpherson
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 64 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Supported by: Pam Duncan-Glancy
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 61 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, November 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 63 for, 54 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Supported by: Natalie Don-Innes, Kate Forbes, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Result 58 for, 60 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Disagreed
Find out what motions Mercedes Villalba has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to ensure that public investment is evenly distributed across (a) north east Scotland and (b) Scotland."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 18 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding Scotland’s fishing sector, how it plans to support sustainable (a) economic growth, (b) development and (c) fishing practices (i) in north east Scotland and (ii) across Scotland."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2024, what its response is to reported collapsing stocks of (a) Northern Shelf cod, (b) mackerel and (c) other North Sea fish."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics for 2024, what its response is to the reported decline in the number of (a) fishers and (b) fishing boats operating in the Scottish fishing sector."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 November 2025
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to support (a) environmental, (b) biodiversity and (c) natural processes (i) protection and (ii) restoration."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to (a) increase adherence to the terms of the Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement, (b) protect relevant human rights and (c) support animal welfare."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to support a just transition to a net zero (a) energy system and (b) economy."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to (a) increase the number of new (i) crofts, (ii) land tenancies and (iii) agriculture tenancies and (b) improve food (i) security and (ii) system resilience."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 7 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to increase community (a) ownership of (i) land and (ii) energy, and (b) wealth building."
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