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MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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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
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31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
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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: 14 May 2024]
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 6 February 2025]
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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.
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: 3 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I, too, thank Rhoda Grant for bringing to the chamber an important debate that has not, in the Parliament, moved on as it might have done…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 3 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The UK inquiry’s module 1 report emphasises the importance of surge capacity in the NHS and says that that was not planned for in the simulated exercises…
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Figures that were published last week by British Heart Foundation Scotland showed that incidents of cardiovascular disease in working-age adults aged 20 to 64 in Scotland have risen by 14 per cent…
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the Liberal Democrats for bringing the debate to the chamber. I agree with Ariane Burgess that it has allowed us to have a good look at an important matter…
Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Sharon Dowey for bringing this debate to the chamber. It concerns an area that I have recently discussed with constituents, audiologists and third sector groups that support older people in my region…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 2, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 84 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 55 for, 57 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Result 28 for, 83 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 49 for, 66 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Result 96 for, 18 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
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: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of data from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland showing that cardiovascular deaths among working-age adults rose by 18% from 2019 to 2023, whether it will match the BHF’s commitment to reducing premature deaths from cardiovascular disease by 25% by 2035."
Answer expected on 20 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve outcomes from cardiovascular disease, in light of an analysis from British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland, which reportedly shows that Scotland has seen the first sustained rise in heart disease deaths in a generation."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any services and grants that it provides are not indirectly leading to the purchase and manufacture of weapons."
Answer expected on 18 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure the support and safety of youth workers, in light of the reported rise in antisocial behaviour and violent crime among young people."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's Unannounced Inspection Report: Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care Inspection - Ninewells Hospital, how it plans to support maternity units to ensure that women are receiving acceptable levels of care and are able to maintain dignity at all stages of their care…
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce the rate of accidental workplace deaths, in light of reports that Scotland has the highest rate in the UK."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recently reported research, which suggests that hundreds of lives could be saved every year with extra cancer scans for women with very dense breasts."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the policy and planning that it has put in place will address reported concerns by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about "high rates of maternal mortality" and "disparities in access to sexual and reproductive health services" affecting women and girls in remote and…
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in the provision of roof slating apprenticeship courses in Ayrshire, in order that young people in the area can benefit from the £300 million investment in heat and energy in line with the Just Transition Plan’s aims and objectives."
Answer expected on 17 June 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of its Programme for Government 2025-26, what action it is taking to ensure that alcohol harm prevention is integrated into its health agenda."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 June 2025