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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 13 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

Co-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

Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Wood Panel Industry

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

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

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

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.

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.

Disabled People’s Representation in Scottish Democracy

Chamber meeting date: 5 March 2026

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Jeremy Balfour for bringing the debate to the chamber. I take the opportunity to thank Jeremy Balfour for all his work and contributions in the area…

Job Start Payment

Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 5 March 2026

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "In this style of meeting, some of our questions get answered early. The points that Zara Kitson made a few minutes ago were helpful and I was thinking about the support to get the benefit…

Accident and Emergency Services (Pressures)

Chamber meeting date: 3 March 2026

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleague Jackie Baillie for bringing this important debate to the chamber.In 2007, the Scottish Government set a target that 95 per cent of patients should wait no longer than four hours to be seen and admitted, discharged or transferred…

Accident and Emergency Services (Pressures)

Chamber meeting date: 3 March 2026

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleague Jackie Baillie for bringing this important debate to the chamber.In 2007, the Scottish Government set a target that 95 per cent of patients should wait no longer than four hours to be seen and admitted, discharged or transferred…

Sport and Physical Activity

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 3 March 2026

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "This adds to what Emma Harper and Kim Atkinson have been saying. I would be interested in hearing about the piece of research that has been done…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 147

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Result 41 for, 70 against, 8 abstained, 10 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 141

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Result 51 for, 65 against, 5 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 142

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Result 37 for, 79 against, 5 abstained, 8 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 145

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Result 21 for, 94 against, 3 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 46 Amendment 86

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Result 82 for, 29 against, 5 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Agreed

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.

Question reference: S6W-44108

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 5 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) is aware of health, wellbeing and safety concerns regarding HGV transport through Girvan and (b) what consideration it has given to the development of a Girvan bypass."

Question reference: S6W-44107

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 5 March 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 19 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring is in place to assess the air quality in Girvan."

Question reference: S6O-05634

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 March 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the financial sustainability of NHS Ayrshire and Arran."

Question reference: S6W-43897

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 24 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 4 March 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, which the UK Government currently has only confirmed until March 2026, or whether it plans to introduce another scheme to replace it."

Question reference: S6O-05550

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 18 February 2026

Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, following Orbex entering administration, what the likelihood is of the public purse receiving a return on the money invested in the company by the Scottish National Investment Bank."

Question reference: S6W-43531

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 3 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent reports that the number of women travelling from Scotland to England to access later-stage abortion care has increased."

Question reference: S6W-43558

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 17 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment by the UK Government in the Animal Welfare Strategy for England to conduct a review of traps for which welfare concerns have been raised, whether it will commit to reviewing any welfare implications of spring traps, mole traps and live capture corvid traps."

Question reference: S6W-43560

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 12 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment by the UK Government in the Animal Welfare Strategy for England to work with the industry to phase out the use of farrowing crates, whether it plans to work with the UK Government to jointly phase out the use of these crates."

Question reference: S6W-43559

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the UK Government's Animal Welfare Strategy for England, and whether it plans to review Scotland's priorities to improve animal welfare in line with the proposals set out in the strategy."

Question reference: S6W-43561

Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 4 February 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 10 February 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the UK Government's Animal Welfare Strategy for England, what engagement it has had with the UK Government on the development of the section titled "The fur trade"."