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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: 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…

Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I begin by saying thank you to Liam McArthur for continuing the work in the Scottish Parliament on this important reform…

Chamber meeting date: 13 May 2025

Construction Skills for the Future

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Gordon MacDonald for bringing the debate to the chamber…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-17539

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 70 for, 45 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17539.1

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Neil Bibby, West Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Supported by: Foysol Choudhury
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 15 for, 96 against, 3 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17539.4

Scotland in Today’s Europe

Submitted by: Stephen Kerr, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 15, 2025

Result 27 for, 87 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17525

Protecting Scotland’s Oil and Gas Industry

Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, May 12, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Result 61 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17525.3

Protecting Scotland’s Oil and Gas Industry

Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Supported by: Alasdair Allan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Result 61 for, 56 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote

MSP voted against

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-37393

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what contracts have been awarded in the development of the NHS Scotland app."

Answered by Neil Gray on 15 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37594

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to ensure compliance with the new requirement of keepers for all captive birds to be registered on the Scottish Kept Bird Register."

Answer expected on 28 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37595

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the levels of compliance by different sectors with the requirements of the Scottish Kept Bird Register to date."

Answer expected on 28 May 2025

Question ref. S6O-04692

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to improve the prevention and monitoring of malnutrition and dehydration."

Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37559

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

"To ask the Scottish Government how it supports local community groups to tackle loneliness and isolation in rural areas."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37561

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

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve the reported lack of maternity care provision in Wigtownshire."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37555

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

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support and improve the experiences of any women of Wigtownshire who have reportedly had to travel 80 miles to give birth without access to pain relief, in light of the increased risk of giving birth at the roadside."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37557

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

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging people to participate in groups such as walking football for both the physical and social benefits."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37562

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

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to instigate a (a) review and (b) risk assessment on the outcomes for maternity care, in light of its reported withdrawal of maternity services from Wigtownshire, and, if so, when."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

Question ref. S6W-37560

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

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage older people and people who experience loneliness to join and participate in local social groups."

Answer expected on 27 May 2025

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