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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Carol Mochan

Scottish Labour

MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Carol Mochan

Contact details

Contact online

X (previously known as Twitter): @CMochan

Facebook: Carol's facebook

Contact at the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP

Phone: 0131 348 6993
Text relay calls welcome.

Contact at local office

Currently working from home, use:
PO Box 8526
Prestwick
KA9 9BA

Phone: 07554 546 938
Text relay calls welcome.

Committees

Cross-party groups

Carol is a member of 12 cross-party groups

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Autism

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Cuba

Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Deafness

Vice-Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Diabetes

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Epilepsy

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Health Inequalities

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Heart and Circulatory Diseases

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Space

Deputy Convener

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on WASPI

Member

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health

Deputy Convener

Parliamentary and Government Roles

Carol does not have any parliamentary or government roles

Party Roles

Carol has 2 party roles

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Public Health

Scottish Labour

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women’s Health

Scottish Labour

Previous roles

Carol has had 7 previous roles

Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.

15 January 2025 - 02 September 2025

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Member

19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023

Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Member

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport

Scottish Labour

31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023

Deputy Party Spokesperson on Mental Wellbeing

Scottish Labour

17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Member

22 September 2021 - 19 January 2023

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Substitute Member

Register of interests

Carol's register of interests

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.

Remuneration and related undertaking

No registrable interests

Gifts

No registrable interests

Overseas visits

No registrable interests

Controlled transactions

No registrable interests

Heritable property

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

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.

I am a member of Unite the Union.

I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]

Recent Activity

What was said

What Carol Mochan has said in Parliament

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: 7 October 2025

Health Service (Long-term Sustainability)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Like everyone else, I thank Brian Whittle for bringing this important debate to the chamber. As everyone has said, he has been a champion of this subject…

Chamber meeting date: 2 October 2025

Give Blood 4 Good

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I apologise that I am not in the chamber this evening, because the order of business was changed, but, like others, I so wanted to speak in this debate…

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

“Women’s Health Plan”

4. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made in developing the next phase of the “Women’s Health Plan”. (S6O-05005)"

Chamber meeting date: 1 October 2025

International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day 2025

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Rona Mackay for bringing the debate to the chamber once again and allowing Parliament to recognise fetal alcohol spectrum disorder…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 30 September 2025

ADHD and ASD Pathways and Support

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. I have three questions, the first of which is on pathways and thresholds for assessment…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-19275

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 81 for, 10 against, 23 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19276

Planning and Infrastructure Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 87 for, 23 against, 1 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19128

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, October 9, 2025

Result 52 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6M-19269

Approval of SSI

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 51 for, 25 against, 33 abstained, 20 did not vote

MSP abstained

Agreed

Motion ref. S6M-19268

Suspension of Standing Orders

Submitted by: Graeme Dey, Angus South, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Result 85 for, 0 against, 26 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

Motions

Questions

Questions Carol Mochan has asked

These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.

Question reference: S6W-41023

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to ensure that all NHS boards are delivering maternity and neonatal psychological intervention services."

Question reference: S6W-41022

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Sands report, Lost in the system: Bereaved parents experiences of mental health care following baby loss, which found that only 8% of bereaved parents in Scotland felt they received the specialist mental health support they wanted through the NHS."

Question reference: S6W-41024

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure there is equal access to the support available for bereaved parents, in light of findings from the report published by Sands, Lost in the system: Bereaved parents experiences of mental health care following baby loss, which found that not all services across Scotland support parents…

Question reference: S6W-41021

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it received in Barnett consequential funding as a result of the UK Government committing £5.8 million for a smoke-free pregnancy incentive scheme in England in 2025-26."

Question reference: S6W-41020

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how much it received in Barnett consequential funding as a result of the UK Government committing an additional £70 million to support stop smoking services in England in 2025-26."

Question reference: S6W-41017

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for access to psychological support for bereaved parents."

Question reference: S6W-41018

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given in the preparation of the 2026-27 Budget to ensure adequate provision of care and support for individuals with severe and enduring mental illness."

Question reference: S6W-41019

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:3 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10103 by Maree Todd on 16 August 2022, what budget it allocated for smoking prevention and cessation services in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25."

Question reference: S6W-40962

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve public awareness of the difference between polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), in relation to PCOS being a hormonal disorder that can lead to a number of other health consequences."

Question reference: S6W-40990

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged:2 October 2025

Current Status: Answer expected on 30 October 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to support NHS staff during the roll-out of the MyCare.scot app."

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