Carol Mochan
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Carol Mochan
Contact details
Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6993
Text relay calls welcome.
Contact at their Constituency
Currently working from home, please
PO Box 8526
Prestwick
KA9 9BA
Phone: 07554 546 938
Text relay calls welcome.
Committees
Carol is a member of 2 committees
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
Cross-party groups
Carol is a member of 9 cross-party groups
Parliamentary and Government Roles
Carol does not have any parliamentary or government roles
Party Roles
Carol has 3 party roles
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Mental Wellbeing
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Sport
Scottish Labour
Deputy Party Spokesperson on Women’s Health
Scottish Labour
Previous roles
Carol does not have any previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
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
I own 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.
I own a house in East Ayrshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000 with gross rental income up to £5,000 per annum.
I own a house in East Ayrshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000 with gross rental income up to £5,000 per annum.
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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 the Co-operative Party.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
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: 25 January 2022
Endometriosis
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Endometriosis is a painful and often debilitating condition that requires high standards of care and treatment…
Chamber meeting date: 25 January 2022
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the opportunity to open the debate for Scottish Labour…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2022
Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank everyone who has spoken in this necessary debate for their contributions. I thank Siobhian Brown, who spoke on behalf of the COVID-19 Recovery Committee…
Chamber meeting date: 20 January 2022
Prestwick Airport
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The SNP Government’s commitment to fair work is questionable at best, but the fact that a job advert released last year at Scottish Government-owned Prestwick airport advertised a job as paying less than the real living wage is simply shocking…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 January 2022
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "It is a huge area, but we do not have a lot of time, so I will be direct in my questioning. We know that groups such as people from poorer backgrounds and children with learning disability have more difficulty in accessing mental health services…
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 69 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Supported by: Jackie Baillie, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Budget (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Result 33 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 8 no vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Humza Yousaf, Glasgow Pollok, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Supported by: Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 9 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Result 49 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 no vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Carol Mochan in Parliament
Find out what motions Carol Mochan has submitted recently.
Written questions
Written questions Carol Mochan has submitted in Parliament
These are the questions that this MSP has asked the Scottish Government about its work. It also includes any answer to these questions.
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on HPV self-sampling, and when it plans to introduce this method to the cervical screening programme."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 January 2022
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage GP practices to review their policies and practice and ensure pathways or adjustments are in place to ensure every woman can access cervical screening."
Awaiting answer
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to adopting the Safe and Together model for child welfare."
Answered by: Clare Haughey on 20 January 2022
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government how the right to vote is protected for people whose personal details do not appear on the electoral register for reasons of personal safety."
Answered by: George Adam on 14 January 2022
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to support survivors of domestic violence during court proceedings."
Answered by: Keith Brown on 13 January 2022
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what protections are in place for child witnesses in the judicial system."
Answered by: Keith Brown on 10 January 2022
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 December 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines that relate to cerebral palsy in adults to be released."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 23 December 2021
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to directly invest in the work of community pharmacies and further increase the benefit they have to local communities."
Answered by: Humza Yousaf on 7 December 2021
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scotland's performance in relation to training pharmacists is declining, and whether it will consider introducing further incentives to encourage talented students (a) in general and (b) from working class backgrounds to study pharmacy."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 1 December 2021
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 November 2021
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make school estates local and affordable sports hubs in order to increase participation in sport."
Answered by: Maree Todd on 30 November 2021
See all of Carol Mochan's written questions submitted in Parliament