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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
Scottish Labour
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.
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
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[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]
[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: 22 May 2025
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
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
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
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
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…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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