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MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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15 January 2025 - 02 September 2025
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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
Scottish Labour
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.
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]
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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]
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: 8 January 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Claire Baker for bringing this important debate to the chamber, and I thank all those who have contributed so far…
Chamber meeting date: 8 January 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Earlier this week, reports revealed that the A and E department at Crosshouse hospital in NHS Ayrshire and Arran exceeded capacity by 50 per cent this December. Staff had no choice but to care for and treat patients in corridors…
Social Justice and Social Security Committee meeting date: 18 December 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning, cabinet secretary. The strategies of the UK Government and the Scottish Government are set out differently and have different priorities. That is understandable. I am interested in whether there is a wee bit of crossover…
Chamber meeting date: 17 December 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the fact that people in Scotland are living longer, but they are not always living in good health for longer. In East Ayrshire in my South Scotland region, the total burden of disease is estimated to have increased by 2…
Chamber meeting date: 16 December 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Rona Mackay for bringing this debate to the chamber. As others have said, it is a historic first debate about the condition. I also welcome the visitors to the gallery, many of whom I met this afternoon…
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Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Supported by: Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 8, 2026
Result 65 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 81 for, 29 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted against
Agreed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Result 27 for, 58 against, 32 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
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: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 6 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the ongoing work to map out existing mental health services as part of the Delivery Framework for Miscarriage Care in Scotland, and a timeline for its publication."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the NHS reimbursement rate for pharmacies purchasing prescriptions for gluten-free products."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 January 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any price gaps between the purchase costs of gluten-free products and the NHS reimbursement rate for pharmacies, what steps it is taking to ensure that those with coeliac disease have sufficient access to prescriptions for gluten-free products."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 22 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of an epidural kit shortage."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce adult patient waiting times for access to diabetes technology."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 10 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the information that adult patients receive regarding diabetes technology treatment options."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 16 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-42190 by Neil Gray on 5 December 2025, how many NHS 24 staff it calculated were needed for staffing levels to meet the required service standards for winter 2025-26, broken down by job role."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) specialist nursing workforce to meet the IBD standards, in light of the finding in Crohn's & Colitis UK's research that almost a third of services in Scotland are not meeting safe staffing levels."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 2 December 2025
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent publication of the report by Carers Scotland, State of Caring, The cost of caring in Scotland 2025, which found that 62% of parent carers with a disabled child were cutting back on essentials such as heating and food to make ends meet, what action it is taking to address poverty amongst carers,…
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 December 2025
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 December 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS Ayrshire and Arran suspending routine hospital visits due to a sharp increase in flu cases, whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to support NHS boards in relation to increasing winter pressures."