Scottish Labour
MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024
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25 April 2023 - 16 November 2023
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01 February 2023 - 25 April 2023
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22 September 2021 - 25 April 2023
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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: 8 October 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "On our current trajectory, the planet is heading for life-threatening temperature increases of 2.6°C to 3.1°C by the end of this century…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Thanks to the campaigning efforts of the local community, the sale of Kinloch castle on the Isle of Rum by NatureScot will be subject to a public interest test that will be applied to potential buyers…
Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I commend my comrade Katy Clark for introducing Labour’s motion on protecting Scotland’s fire service…
Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "We have brought in legislation to create boundaries—buffer zones—around clinics to prevent people who are accessing services from being harassed…
Chamber meeting date: 25 September 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Invasive non-native species are one of the key drivers of biodiversity loss in Scotland, including through the spread of invasive tree seed to adjoining land such as peatland…
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Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025
Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP abstained
Agreed
Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
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:1 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 14 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of (a) the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, (b) the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, (c) the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 and (d) concentrated land ownership on (i) local economic development, (ii) local sustainable development, (iii) community wealth building,…
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:1 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 October 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the sale of charitable assets by the Clan Donald Lands Trust under section 33 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and what its response is to the findings of the investigation by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) into the sale, which concluded that the…
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:7 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the diversification of land ownership."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:7 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 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."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:7 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to (a) improve sustainable development and (b) increase levels of rural (i) employment, (ii) housing provision, and (iii) repopulation."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged:7 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 4 November 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: Answer expected on 4 November 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: Answer expected on 4 November 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: Answer expected on 4 November 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: Answer expected on 4 November 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, with regard to the concentration of land ownership, what action it is taking to improve (a) community engagement and (b) local democracy regarding land ownership decisions."
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