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
Scottish Labour
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.
No registrable interests
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]
Until 11 December 2023 I owned a house in Eat Ayrshire with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 with gross rental income of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. [Amended interest 15 December 2023, Ceased interest 15 December 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]
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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.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
I am a member of the Co-operative Party.
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
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 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I recognise the steps that the cabinet secretary has described today, and I welcome the cross-Government approach…
Chamber meeting date: 21 January 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I say without hesitation that the WASPI women deserve compensation and that, where an injustice such as this has occurred, it is the job of Government to rectify it…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 21 January 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "You have already touched on the issue of assisted suicide, but do you have any comment on Office for National Statistics research that found that a diagnosis or first treatment for certain conditions was associated with an elevated rate of death from suicide? I know that you have touched on that, and that the evidence varies, but I am giving you…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The Audit Scotland report that was published towards the end of last year states, in its findings, that the “Government’s increased focus on drug harm through its National Mission programme is shifting the balance of attention from, and effort on, tackling alcohol harm.” The Government has said that this is a twin public health emergency, and we…
Chamber meeting date: 16 January 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the four-nations approach that is being taken. For lessons to be learned, a collaborative approach is vital…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Result 100 for, 9 against, 0 abstained, 20 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Result 26 for, 86 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Result 103 for, 7 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Result 28 for, 84 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 23, 2025
Result 114 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 15 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: 9 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of homeless people who are hospitalised each year and who are subsequently discharged, including their average length of stay, and what support is provided to them on discharge, including with (a) improving their welfare, (b) finding accommodation, (c) finding employment,…
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of homeless people who are hospitalised each year who (a) die while receiving treatment and (b) are unable to be discharged due to concerns regarding their welfare."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed plans to reduce corridor care and the use of temporary escalation spaces with NHS boards."
Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a strategy for dealing with poverty among older people."
Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 21 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its strategy is to tackle the reported long waiting times for gynaecological treatments."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce NHS waiting times for adults with autism."
Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what strategies are in place to increase public awareness of the issues that people with autism might face."
Answered by Maree Todd on 20 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Scottish Ambulance Service has made on commissioning a new pre-hospital service to cover the east and south east of Scotland, to replace Medic One."
Answer expected on 31 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported poultry and wild bird avian influenza cases in Scotland and England, whether an assessment has been made of any risk posed by continuing to allow gatherings of poultry and other species of bird, including fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings."
Answer expected on 31 January 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 17 January 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has (a) the capacity and (b) any plans to regulate the release of non-native gamebirds in situations where they might impact native wildlife through disease transmission, habitat degradation or predation."
Answer expected on 31 January 2025