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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 11 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 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 6 previous roles

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

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: 14 May 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]

[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]

Interest in shares

No registrable interests

Voluntary

I am a member of Unite the Union.

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.

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: 26 June 2025

Amey (Redundancies)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The First Minister might be aware that Amey plans to make up to 100 road maintenance workers in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway redundant. Those workers are funded by a Scottish Government contract…

Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025

Apprenticeships (Availability)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Construction apprenticeships are essential and there is demand for them. However, in my South Scotland region there are two areas that we must work on…

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Rural Museums

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his letter in response to my concerns about rural museums and the cost of displaying delicate articles that need environmental protection, such as the tapestries at Dean castle in my South Scotland region…

Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025

Decision Time

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my app connected. I would have voted no."

Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025

Infrastructure Use (United States Military)

1. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the use of Scottish Government-owned infrastructure by the United States military, in light of US air strikes on Iran. (S6T-02608)"

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18081

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18075

Employment Rights Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18076

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025

Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18080

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill - UK Legislation

Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025

Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-18133

Suspension of Standing Orders

Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Result 82 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

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 ref. S6W-39305

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of making it a requirement for NHS boards to proactively publish learnings from Significant Adverse Event Reviews in a way that does not breach data protection or patient confidentiality, in order to support public scrutiny, transparency and accountability in this area."

Answer expected on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39306

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Healthcare Improvement Scotland to discuss the development and implementation of the national framework for reviewing and learning from adverse events."

Answer expected on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39308

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-33389 by Neil Gray on 24 January 2025, whether it will provide an update on when the Scottish Ambulance Service will publish its business case for the new pre-hospital service to cover the east and south east of Scotland, to replace Medic One."

Answer expected on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39304

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) assess the way that Significant Adverse Event Reviews are recorded in the NHS and (b) consider whether a change in the format of recording practices is required."

Answer expected on 7 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39247

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to better enforce the Agent of Change principle, in light of reports that 72% of fans in Scotland strongly or somewhat agreed that laws should prevent new residents near music venues from filing noise complaints."

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39249

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government who is being invited to provide insight for the first phase of strategy development for its Equality Strategy for Women and Girls."

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39256

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether there is national training and guidance for health settings regarding Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs)."

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39245

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that the best opportunities for recovery are available to people immediately after an alcohol-related brain damage diagnosis when the most improvement can often be made, in light of reports that some people are waiting in hospital for months for guardianship applications to be processed…

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39248

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a recent fan-led review reportedly finding that 58% of live music fans in Scotland never use earplugs, how it plans to improve awareness of, and promote, hearing harm reduction methods."

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

Question ref. S6W-39254

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 July 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the national review of Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs)."

Answer expected on 6 August 2025

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