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MSP for North East Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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25 April 2023 - 25 September 2024
Substitute Member
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
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: 25 March 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can take ownership of their land…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can take ownership of their land…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can take ownership of their land…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can take ownership of their land…
Chamber meeting date: 25 March 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "How will the recommendations in the community right to buy review strengthen existing mechanisms or create new support mechanisms so that more communities can take ownership of their land…
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Motion ref. S6M-21168
Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Friday, March 20, 2026
Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 91 for, 1 against, 28 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21120
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21103
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 1 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S6M-21104
Submitted by: Jim Fairlie, Perthshire South and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 16, 2026
Supported by: Mairi Gougeon
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Result 119 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 10 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: 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made in the Climate Change Plan of the impact of Peterhead Carbon Capture Power Station on (a) terrestrial and marine (i) environmental quality and (ii) biodiversity, (b) greenhouse gas emissions, (c) carbon capture technology development and (d) carbon capture technology efficiency."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that (a) ScotWind leases and (b) Supply Chain Development Statements (SCDS) produce stable, long-term economic benefits for (i) workers and (ii) businesses in north east Scotland."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with Crown Estate Scotland regarding the relinquishing of the CampionWind lease by Shell UK in November 2025."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the conditions or penalties for ScotWind lease holders (a) breaching Supply Chain Development Statements (SCDS), (b) breaching conditions of lease and (c) relinquishing leases."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 25 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to prevent relinquishing of ScotWind leases."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to establish a genetic testing programme for "feral pigs" or wild boar (Sus scrofa)."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray funding on (a) air quality, (b) water quality, (c) soil quality, (d) public transport and (e) active travel."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent report from King’s College London and Czech Academy of Sciences, whether it will consider establishing a national forum comprising a broad range of stakeholders to develop advice on the management of “feral pigs” or wild boar (Sus scrofa)."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for (a) local authority-owned, (b) worker-owned and (c) cooperatively-owned projects in the round of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray that opened on 2 March 2026."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 24 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full-time equivalent jobs, (b) total jobs, (c) training positions and (d) apprenticeships the round of the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray that opened on 2 March 2026 is anticipated to create."
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