Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
15 January 2025 - 02 September 2025
Substitute Member
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
Scottish Labour
31 May 2021 - 10 April 2023
Scottish Labour
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: 6 February 2025]
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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.
I am a member of Unite the Union.
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
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: 18 September 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "In June, I hosted a parliamentary reception for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors, which was well supported by MSPs from across the chamber…
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025
2. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Royal College of Nursing’s reported concerns regarding the decline in the number of nursing students, in light of recent Universities and Colleges Admissions Service figures showing that the number of accepted places on nursing courses beginning this autumn in Scotland is 5 per cent lower…
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My app has gone blank. I wanted to know whether my vote has been recorded."
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Scottish Labour warned the Scottish Government about the consequences of poor NHS workforce planning. I am absolutely clear about Scottish Labour’s position on NHS staff: they are hard working and dedicated, and we owe so much to them…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Sarah Boyack for bringing the debate to the chamber…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Supported by: Sarah Boyack
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 22 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 25 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 101 for, 1 against, 3 abstained, 24 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 63 for, 48 against, 1 abstained, 17 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: 17 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what the timeline is for the introduction of the next phase of the Women’s Health Plan."
Answer expected on 1 October 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a protest exclusion zone around properties where asylum seekers are living either temporarily or permanently, in light of the reported increase in violence and intimidation surrounding such sites."
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide additional protection for locations where asylum seekers are living either permanently or temporarily, in light of the reported recent increase in violence and intimidation surrounding such properties."
Answer expected on 29 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Royal College of Nursing’s reported concerns regarding the decline in the number of nursing students, in light of recent UCAS figures showing that the number of accepted places on nursing courses beginning this autumn in Scotland is 5% lower than last year."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Scottish Rugby report, Breaking the silence: why breast health matters in rugby, which was published in September 2025 and highlights research concerning the difference in performance made by having a proper fitting for a sports bra, how it will raise awareness among women and girls of the potential…
Answer expected on 26 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to reduce the number of deaths from breast cancer, in light of it being the most common cancer affecting women in Scotland."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the article in The Lancet, The potential role of Mifepristone in breast cancer prevention: beyond medical abortion."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to concerns raised in the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding human rights and access to maternity services, and what lessons can be learned in relation to Wigtownshire maternity services."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the article in The Lancet, The potential role of mifepristone in breast cancer prevention: beyond medical abortion, whether it would support research into the use of mifepristone as a drug to help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease."
Answered by Neil Gray on 8 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently published report, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder; The Welfare State: Recommendations for Reform, how it will (a) act to improve the experiences of people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder applying for a social security benefit and (b) implement the report’s recommendations."
Answer expected on 22 September 2025