Scottish Labour
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
Member
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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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.
Here is the register for Mercedes Villalba. The date of their initial statement was 08 June 2021.
No registrable interests
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From 8 to 13 November 2025, I visited Ramallah, Palestine, to attend a congress to examine the rapid intensification of the illegal Israeli occupation, and strategies to challenge it in accordance with international law. The costs of £956 for travel and £378 for accommodation and expenses were met by Progressive International (Services) Ltd (of 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ) which is an organisation that unites, organises and mobilises the world’s progressive forces. [Registered 20 November 2025]
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]
From 10 to 12 June 2025 I visited Oslo to attend a roundtable discussion on the North Sea Energy Transition, with civil society representatives, union representatives and politicians from the UK and Norway. The costs of the visit, which were met by Oil Change UK (a research, communications and advocacy organisation working to end reliance on fossil fuels of 2nd Floor Regis House, 45 King William Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 9AN), were £300 for travel and £700 for accommodation and expenses. [Registered 2 July 2025]
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]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 13 December 2023]
Member of Living Rent tenants' union.
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 Unite the Union.
Member of ACORN tenants' 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.
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The regeneration of Aberdeen’s Union Street has been hindered by poor planning from the start—an issue compounded by the outsourcing of the work by the Scottish National Party-led Aberdeen City Council…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The regeneration of Aberdeen’s Union Street has been hindered by poor planning from the start—an issue compounded by the outsourcing of the work by the Scottish National Party-led Aberdeen City Council…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The regeneration of Aberdeen’s Union Street has been hindered by poor planning from the start—an issue compounded by the outsourcing of the work by the Scottish National Party-led Aberdeen City Council…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The regeneration of Aberdeen’s Union Street has been hindered by poor planning from the start—an issue compounded by the outsourcing of the work by the Scottish National Party-led Aberdeen City Council…
Chamber meeting date: 22 January 2026
Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab): "The regeneration of Aberdeen’s Union Street has been hindered by poor planning from the start—an issue compounded by the outsourcing of the work by the Scottish National Party-led Aberdeen City Council…
Find out how Mercedes Villalba has voted recently.
Motion ref. S6M-20414
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 22, 2026
Result 25 for, 91 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 57 Amendment 43
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Result 28 for, 72 against, 18 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Disagreed
Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 57 Amendment 42
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Result 46 for, 73 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
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: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 6 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed the safety of oil and gas workers in the central and northern North Sea with the UK Government."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 15 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update from the (a) Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (b) Health and Safety Executive in Aberdeen regarding the fatality on the Valaris 121 jack-up rig on 14 November 2025."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 11 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 31 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding staff pay for offshore regulators, when it last discussed the funding of the Health and Safety Executive with the UK Government."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers or plans to provide to landowners of fewer than 200 hectares, including those who are community groups and private individuals, who wish to manage land for the restoration of natural processes."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the contribution of natural processes, such as natural regeneration, natural river dynamics and trophic interactions, toward meeting statutory nature recovery targets."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to align the ecosystem metrics used in the Ecosystem Restoration Code with other policy frameworks and mechanisms, including through nature recovery targets and public funding mechanisms."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations of the recently published report by the British Ecological Society, Aligning Environmental Agendas for Nature Recovery."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of payments made under the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) in 2024 was based on historic data."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding reported comments by the Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy, what its response is to the comment that the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) could not be rebased due to staff number reductions."
Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 4 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 9 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether future support for Less Favoured Areas through Tier 2 of the new Agriculture Reform Framework will be based on contemporaneous or historic data."
See all of Mercedes Villalba's questions submitted in Parliament