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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Mercedes Villalba

Scottish Labour

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

About Mercedes Villalba

Contact details

Contact online

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6390
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Mercedes is a member of 9 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Medicinal Cannabis

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Migration

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nature and Climate

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Nuclear Disarmament

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palestine

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Taiwan

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Tibet

Member

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Mercedes does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Mercedes has 2 party roles

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Biodiversity

Scottish Labour

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Environment

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Mercedes has had 3 previous roles

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

01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

Member

22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023

Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee

Substitute Member

17 June 2021 - 01 February 2023

Rural Affairs Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Member

Register of interests

Mercedes'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.

Recent Activity

What was said

What Mercedes Villalba 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: 20 September 2023

Scotland’s Nature

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The Scottish Government has consistently promoted the use of private finance to meet our rightly ambitious climate and nature targets…

Chamber meeting date: 14 September 2023

Single-use Vapes (Environmental Impact)

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I begin as other members have by congratulating Gillian Mackay on securing this members’ business debate on the environmental impacts of single-use vapes and on the work that she and her team have done to raise the issue in Parliament…

Chamber meeting date: 13 September 2023

Proposed Land Reform Bill

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Trump International golf links in Aberdeenshire has long faced opposition from local residents who are concerned about the social and environmental impact of the development…

Chamber meeting date: 7 September 2023

Offshore Training Passport

5. Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the development of an offshore training passport, as funded by the just transition fund. (S6O-02476)"

Chamber meeting date: 29 June 2023

Highly Protected Marine Areas

Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The status quo in Scotland’s waters is not working…

Votes

How Mercedes Villalba has voted in Parliament

Find out how Mercedes Villalba has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-10523

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 83 for, 27 against, 3 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497.2

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jenni Minto, Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Michael Matheson, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10497

Protecting Specialist Neonatal Services in Lanarkshire

Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, September 18, 2023

Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-10498.2

Protecting Scotland's Nature

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Supported by: Neil Gray, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Result 63 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motions

Questions

Questions Mercedes Villalba has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question ref. S6W-21555

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what the total volume, in kilograms, was of (a) cod, (b) haddock, (c) herring, (d) whiting, (e) sole, (f) plaice and (g) saithe that was discarded by Scottish boats in 2022, in ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) areas (i) 4 and (ii) 6a."

Answer expected on 4 October 2023

Question ref. S6W-21557

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government when its Bioenergy Action Plan will be published, as committed to in its Scottish Energy Strategy and its Bioenergy: update - March 2021 publication."

Answer expected on 4 October 2023

Question ref. S6O-02559

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its final Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan."

Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-21282

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 September 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government whether the recommendations of the Active Travel Transformation Project will be made publicly available."

Answer expected on 28 September 2023

Question ref. S6O-02476

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 30 August 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the development of an offshore training passport, as funded by the Just Transition Fund."

Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

Question ref. S6W-20143

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 July 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition on 29 June 2023, regarding Highly Protected Marine Areas, whether there will be any delay to the deadline of March 2024 for the delivery of fisheries management measures in existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), as set out…

Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 August 2023

Question ref. S6W-20144

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 July 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition on 29 June 2023, regarding Highly Protected Marine Areas, what the timescales are for establishing fisheries management measures for "tranche two" of the existing Marine Protected Areas."

Answered by Mairi McAllan on 15 August 2023

Question ref. S6W-20145

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 July 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in the Bute House Agreement to "consult as soon as practicable on proposals to apply a cap to fishing activity in inshore waters", when it expects to deliver any such consultation."

Answered by Gillian Martin on 11 August 2023

Question ref. S6W-19951

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 July 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many privately-owned land holdings over 500 hectares are used for (a) food production, (b) timber production, (c) energy generation, (d) carbon sequestration, (e) affordable housing, (f) flood reduction, (g) nature recovery and (h) natural heritage."

Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 August 2023

Question ref. S6W-19948

Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 July 2023

"To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals own land holdings over 500 hectares in Scotland, broken down by region."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 August 2023

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