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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: 27 March 2025
6. Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, offer my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Christina McKelvie at this tragic time. To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to prevent instances of water scarcity in 2025. (S6F-03968)"
Chamber meeting date: 27 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The minister will be aware of the complex regulatory landscape offshore, with multiple regulators and landlords being responsible for overseeing wind, oil and gas, fishing and marine protection, all of which leads to congestion and overlap…
Chamber meeting date: 26 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Does the cabinet secretary recognise that, provided that their bank balance is big enough, there is currently nothing to stop someone from buying up all of Scotland’s land with no questions asked…
Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Will the member take an intervention?"
Education, Children and Young People Committee meeting date: 19 March 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Professor O’Neill, are you familiar with the Scottish Government’s fair work agenda?"
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Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Supported by: Paul McLennan, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 73 for, 40 against, 0 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Paul O'Kane, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 14 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Result 27 for, 82 against, 5 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 108 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Result 109 for, 1 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
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: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to (a) partial and (b) total public ownership of offshore wind energy generation to support the offshore wind supply chain."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of ScotWind leasing revenue is designated for (a) manufacturing, (b) assembly and (c) ports infrastructure in the offshore wind supply chain."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of ScotWind leasing revenue is designated for investment in the energy skills passport, skills training, and other education and training."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to leveraging (a) private and (b) public investment to support the offshore wind supply chain."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of ScotWind leasing revenue is designated for capital budgets."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the total amount generated from ScotWind leasing revenue is."
Answer expected on 7 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that people across Scotland are able to exercise their legal rights to (a) assembly, (b) demonstrate and (c) peacefully protest, without fear of undue harassment or victimisation by law enforcement."
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 April 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with (a) the UK Government, (b) trade unions and (c) the offshore energy sector to ensure coherent just transition planning for the North Sea, in light of the UK Government's recent consultation document, Building the North Sea’s energy future."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for establishing the review of Scottish Enterprise’s human rights checks; what the scope of the review will be, and how the terms of reference will be agreed."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 April 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it and its enterprise agencies undertake to evaluate whether grants that are awarded are impactful in achieving diversification away from arms manufacturing."
Answer expected on 6 May 2025
See all of Mercedes Villalba's questions submitted in Parliament