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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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Here is the register for Mercedes Villalba. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
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From 17 to 24 October 2023, I took part in the International Visitors Program for the 2023 General Elections of Argentina in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program was organised by the Directorate for Electoral Cooperation and Assistance of the Ministry of the Interior of Argentina (Gascón 352 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) which manages issues pertaining to domestic politics such as immigration and co-ordination between the federal government and the governments of the provinces of Argentina. The costs, which were met by the Ministry, were as follows: internal travel, hotels and food £850; logistical and organisational support £600; and international travel £1,200. [Registered 14 November 2023]
From 27 May to 2 June 2022 I took part in an international delegation to Colombia to monitor the current state of trade union rights, human rights and the peace deal signed between the Colombian state and the FARC-EP in November 2016. The delegation was organised by the British-Irish organisation, Justice for Colombia (75 St John Street, London, EC1M 4NN), which campaigns in support of peace and human rights in Colombia. The costs, which were met by Justice for Colombia, were as follows: internal travel, hotels and food £900; logistical and organisational support £583; and international travel £862. [Registered 24 June 2022]
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As a funded PhD student prior to the election, I received a monthly stipend of £1,273.75. I received the last stipend on 28 May 2021, but returned this to the university on 8 June 2021.
Member of ACORN tenants' union.
Member of Living Rent tenants' union.
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 13 December 2023]
Member of Unite the Union.
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.
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 4 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. I have three question areas, if that is okay. I will see how we do for time. The first is about the purpose of the bill…
Chamber meeting date: 3 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the minister for advance sight of his statement…
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee meeting date: 3 June 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to speak to amendment 174 and my other amendments in the group. I thank Community Land Scotland and the Scottish Parliament legislation team for their support in drafting the amendments…
Rural Affairs and Islands Committee meeting date: 28 May 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "I have two questions. First, I will go back to target topics, which I know we discussed at the start of the session. The programme advisory group identified seven target topics…
Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2025
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "Good evening, Deputy Presiding Officer and thank you for calling me to speak for Scottish Labour. I congratulate Ms Whitham on securing parliamentary time to debate deer management…
Find out how Mercedes Villalba has voted recently.
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 24 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 19 for, 62 against, 27 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Paul McLennan, Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 12, 2025
Result 67 for, 42 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 85 for, 32 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, June 9, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury, Katy Clark
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Result 91 for, 1 against, 21 abstained, 16 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: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with local authorities regarding when they were first made aware of the risks of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 10 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998, how it will ensure that the human right to respect for private life is protected in the implementation of any measures that it is taking as result of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers."
Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 9 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how it is working to ensure that parliamentary staff have the right to work free from any discrimination and harassment, regardless of gender identity."
Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 9 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with local authorities regarding whether they could have taken any steps to make potential Right to Buy purchasers more aware of the risks of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, and, if this was the case, what steps were identified."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for accessing the Aberdeen City Region Deal Housing Infrastructure Fund."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to Scottish Enterprise regarding the (a) scope, (b) timescales and (c) terms of reference of the review of its human rights due diligence processes."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it expects Scottish Enterprise to have finalised the review of its human rights due diligence processes."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what (a) accountability and (b) monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that Scottish Enterprise’s review of its human rights due diligence processes is undertaken in line with relevant international human rights standards."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the uptake of the Energy Skills Passport by offshore workers since 22 January 2025."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 June 2025
Asked by: Villalba, Mercedes, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how many times it has met with (a) UK Government officials, (b) trade unions and (c) employers regarding the energy skills passport steering group since 22 January 2025."
Answered by Gillian Martin on 3 June 2025
See all of Mercedes Villalba's questions submitted in Parliament