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 local office
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 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Carol is a member of 14 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 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 Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions
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
Member
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 6 previous roles
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions 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
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.
Until 8 May 2023 I owned 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. [Amended interest 12 May 2023, Ceased interest 12 May 2023]
Until 16 December 2022 I owned 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. [Amended interest 7 February 2023, Ceased interest 7 February 2023]
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: 28 September 2023
Alcohol and Drug Deaths (“See Beyond—See the Lives—Scotland” Campaign)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I start by thanking Miles Briggs for bringing such an important debate to the chamber. As other members have done, I thank him and Monica Lennon for their personal letters…
Chamber meeting date: 27 September 2023
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Amendment 6 adds two additional bodies to the information-sharing requirements…
Chamber meeting date: 27 September 2023
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill: Stage 3
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleagues on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee for their work on the bill, and I express my equal gratitude to the committee clerks and the legislation team for their on-going assistance…
Chamber meeting date: 26 September 2023
Ovarian Cancer Treatment
1. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that treatment for ovarian cancer is a postcode lottery and has left some women with no option but to pay for private healthcare. (S6T-01555)"
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 26 September 2023
National Health Service Pension Schemes (Remediable Service) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [Draft]
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "My comment is very similar. I worked for the NHS for a number of years and paid into the NHS pension scheme."
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 48 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 50 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Result 49 for, 58 against, 0 abstained, 22 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Carol Mochan in Parliament
Find out what motions Carol Mochan has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the reported financial challenges being experienced by local authorities, and in light of Birmingham City Council reportedly going "bankrupt", whether it plans to assess the financial stability of local authorities to ascertain whether there is any risk of such events being replicated in Scotland."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 September 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the fire at the Dunbar Landfill Site, including any impact that it has had on (a) air quality, (b) local people and (c) wildlife."
Answered by Lorna Slater on 26 September 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards implementing article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control."
Answer expected on 23 October 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 25 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that treatment for ovarian cancer is a postcode lottery and has left some women with no option but to pay for private healthcare."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether, alongside UK Government fiscal policy, any reductions that it has made to local government funding on an annual basis are contributing to the reported challenges facing local authorities and the services that they provide for local communities."
Answer expected on 6 October 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the tendering process is fair for the self-directed support sector in cases where there is only one agent applying."
Answer expected on 5 October 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what its (a) process is and (b) criteria are for tendering for agents in the self-directed support sector, and how often this service is put out to tender."
Answer expected on 5 October 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what the process is for whistleblowing within self-directed support, in the event that there are concerns with the (a) employer and (b) agent."
Answer expected on 5 October 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of the Barnett consequential funding received as a result of the £63 million swimming pool support package announced by the UK Government has been spent on swimming provision in Scotland or passed to local authorities to maintain swimming provision in their local…
Answered by Maree Todd on 21 September 2023
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 7 September 2023
"To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on winter sports."
Answered by Maree Todd on 21 September 2023