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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: 22 May 2025

Malnutrition and Dehydration

5. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to improve the prevention and monitoring of malnutrition and dehydration. (S6O-04692)"

Chamber meeting date: 22 May 2025

Stagecoach Drivers (Pay)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Is the First Minister aware that Stagecoach west Scotland’s drivers are the lowest paid of any Stagecoach bus drivers across the United Kingdom…

Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025

National Health Service (Delayed Discharges)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary will have seen the recent headline that said: “Numbers of Glasgow patients delayed in hospital reaches highest level in decade”…

Chamber meeting date: 15 May 2025

Second Home Ownership

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of interests: I previously owned property to rent. I thank Ross Greer for bringing the debate to the chamber…

Chamber meeting date: 14 May 2025

Care Sector (Impact of United Kingdom Government Decisions)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "It is ironic to hear the Government praise its work on the botched National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, which is now unrecognisable from what was first envisioned, with £30 million wasted in the process…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17598

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Mairi Gougeon, Angus North and Mearns, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 19, 2025

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 63 for, 40 against, 7 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17598.2

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Tim Eagle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 31 for, 78 against, 0 abstained, 19 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17598.1

Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities

Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Result 46 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 18 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 91

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 28 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6 SP Bill 25 Amendment 135

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Result 48 for, 67 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

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-37763

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to improve recruitment and retention within the nursing workforce, in light of the Royal College of Nursing’s report, The Nursing Workforce in Scotland 2025."

Answer expected on 5 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37765

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to increase the role of registered (a)(i) district, (ii) school and (iii) general practice nurses and (b) health visitors to help reduce health inequalities."

Answer expected on 5 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37762

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."

Answer expected on 5 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37556

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support volunteer-led community tourism in rural areas."

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37558

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 13 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging communities to improve local tourism in their area."

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37764

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government when its review into nursing student finance will conclude, and when it will publish the findings."

Answer expected on 3 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37761

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve data collection across (a) social care, (b) general practice and (c) NHS services."

Answer expected on 3 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-37483

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a new alcohol strategy, and, if so, what the timescale is for its delivery."

Answered by Neil Gray on 20 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37481

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what further action it will take to increase access to alcohol detoxification services."

Answered by Neil Gray on 19 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37480

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct a national needs assessment for alcohol to inform the development of strategic priorities for future recovery-oriented treatment, care and support provision."

Answered by Neil Gray on 19 May 2025

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