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]
[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: 15 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary will have seen the recent headline that said: “Numbers of Glasgow patients delayed in hospital reaches highest level in decade”…
Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of interests: I previously owned property to rent. I thank Ross Greer for bringing the debate to the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "It is ironic to hear the Government praise its work on the botched National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, which is now unrecognisable from what was first envisioned, with £30 million wasted in the process…
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I begin by saying thank you to Liam McArthur for continuing the work in the Scottish Parliament on this important reform…
Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Gordon MacDonald for bringing the debate to the chamber…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025
Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
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: 6 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what contracts have been awarded in the development of the NHS Scotland app."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to ensure compliance with the new requirement of keepers for all captive birds to be registered on the Scottish Kept Bird Register."
Answer expected on 28 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the levels of compliance by different sectors with the requirements of the Scottish Kept Bird Register to date."
Answer expected on 28 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to improve the prevention and monitoring of malnutrition and dehydration."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports local community groups to tackle loneliness and isolation in rural areas."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve the reported lack of maternity care provision in Wigtownshire."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support and improve the experiences of any women of Wigtownshire who have reportedly had to travel 80 miles to give birth without access to pain relief, in light of the increased risk of giving birth at the roadside."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging people to participate in groups such as walking football for both the physical and social benefits."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to instigate a (a) review and (b) risk assessment on the outcomes for maternity care, in light of its reported withdrawal of maternity services from Wigtownshire, and, if so, when."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage older people and people who experience loneliness to join and participate in local social groups."
Answer expected on 27 May 2025