Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
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19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
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22 September 2021 - 19 January 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 Carol Mochan. The date of their initial statement was 30 May 2021.
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]
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I am a member of Unite the Union.
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
I am on a community enterprise group, Burnsland Enterprise Group CIC, which aims to support a community post office. My involvement is voluntary and I receive no payment.
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: 26 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The First Minister might be aware that Amey plans to make up to 100 road maintenance workers in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway redundant. Those workers are funded by a Scottish Government contract…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Construction apprenticeships are essential and there is demand for them. However, in my South Scotland region there are two areas that we must work on…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his letter in response to my concerns about rural museums and the cost of displaying delicate articles that need environmental protection, such as the tapestries at Dean castle in my South Scotland region…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my app connected. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
1. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the use of Scottish Government-owned infrastructure by the United States military, in light of US air strikes on Iran. (S6T-02608)"
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Find out what motions Carol Mochan has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Lancet Commission’s research on liver cancer, and what action it plans to take in light of the research’s findings that three-in-five liver cancer cases could be prevented by reducing alcohol consumption and obesity, and by increasing uptake of the hepatitis vaccine."
Answer expected on 28 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 31 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve early detection for liver damage and cancer, in light of the findings in the Lancet Commission’s research on liver cancer."
Answer expected on 28 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the national service specification for substance use treatments and support services."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there is national training and guidance for health settings regarding Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs)."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the national review of Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs)."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider creating a joint health and justice working group for national leadership and to undertake a review and assessment of any need for clearer standards for alcohol interventions at appropriate stages in the justice system."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether there is national training and guidance for justice settings regarding Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs)."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Glasgow Alcohol Court, and whether it will consider rolling this out to other cities."
Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates its preventative healthcare priorities will have on the 14% increase in circulatory hospital admissions that is reportedly projected in the next 10 years."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 July 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported concerns regarding changes by NHS England to its cervical screening programme to bring it in line with the five-year cycle in Scotland, how it plans to reassure people in Scotland in relation to the evidence base and safety of its current screening programme."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 July 2025