MSP for South Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
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Substitute Member
Scottish Labour
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
31 May 2021 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
10 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Scottish Labour
25 April 2023 to 08 April 2026
Member
02 September 2025 to 08 April 2026
Member
15 January 2025 to 02 September 2025
Substitute Member
19 January 2023 to 25 April 2023
Member
19 January 2023 to 25 April 2023
Member
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 to 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
17 June 2021 to 19 January 2023
Member
22 September 2021 to 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 28 May 2026.
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I am a member of Unite the Union.
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: 24 September 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Like many members in this place, I have spent a lifetime fighting inequality, and it drives me in the work that I do here…
Chamber meeting date: 23 September 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Jackie Baillie for bringing the debate to the chamber. I am not at all surprised that my colleague has asked for chamber time for this important debate…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Last week, I held a round-table event to discuss websites advertising prostitution and their impact on large-scale sexual exploitation…
Chamber meeting date: 22 September 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Steven Bonnar for bringing this debate to the chamber and for raising the horrendous case of his constituent. It made us understand in real terms what the situation is like…
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee meeting date: 17 September 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I am a South Scotland MSP. This is my second parliamentary session; I was a member of the health committee in the previous session, and I am a member of this committee in this one."
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Motion ref. S7M-01304.2
Submitted by: Q Manivannan, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 99 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.4
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 40 for, 65 against, 7 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Martyn Day, Alyn Smith
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 89 for, 22 against, 1 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP voted for
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.3
Submitted by: Katherine Sangster, Edinburgh and Lothians East, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 46 for, 53 against, 15 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-01304.1
Submitted by: David Kirkwood, South Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 24, 2026
Result 15 for, 93 against, 7 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted against
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: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a Misogyny Bill by the end of 2026."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman is prepared to deal with an increasing number of challenges to individual social care budgets, in light of higher numbers of people escalating complaints from local authorities."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 28 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 26 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to increase the support available to people who are awaiting the outcome of investigations into social care budget decisions made by their local authority, particularly where a complaint has been escalated to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and may face an extended waiting period before…
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to respond to the findings in the Scottish Women's Convention's report, Women's Priorities 2026-27."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 25 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 9 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to its decision to no longer have a dedicated Minister for Women's Health, and in light of the Scottish Women's Convention's recently published report, Women's Priorities 2026/27, which highlights that health is one of the top priorities for women and that many women describe distressing lived experiences…
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with local authorities regarding the introduction of byelaws for seasonal agricultural worker accommodation."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk of modern slavery affecting individuals who become destitute as a result of their employer’s sponsorship license being revoked, and what action it plans to take to mitigate any such risk."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it requires recipients of public funding and public contracts in the agricultural sector to uphold Fair Work principles in all agricultural workplaces."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to undertake a consultation on the proposed introduction of national housing standards for seasonal agricultural worker accommodation."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 24 September 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 8 October 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that an OpenAI agent infiltrated Australia's medicare system, and whether it will raise this as a matter of urgency with the UK Government."