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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
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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.
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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: 26 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The First Minister might be aware that Amey plans to make up to 100 road maintenance workers in Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway redundant. Those workers are funded by a Scottish Government contract…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Construction apprenticeships are essential and there is demand for them. However, in my South Scotland region there are two areas that we must work on…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the cabinet secretary for his letter in response to my concerns about rural museums and the cost of displaying delicate articles that need environmental protection, such as the tapestries at Dean castle in my South Scotland region…
Chamber meeting date: 25 June 2025
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I do not think that my app connected. I would have voted no."
Chamber meeting date: 24 June 2025
1. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding the use of Scottish Government-owned infrastructure by the United States military, in light of US air strikes on Iran. (S6T-02608)"
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Submitted by: Natalie Don-Innes, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Jenny Gilruth
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 87 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 88 for, 1 against, 27 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Kaukab Stewart, Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 23, 2025
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 86 for, 0 against, 28 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Richard Lochhead, Moray, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Supported by: Kate Forbes
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 26, 2025
Result 80 for, 0 against, 34 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Result 47 for, 69 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: 16 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that Public Health Scotland will publish the framework to support out-of-home outlets to provide and promote healthy food."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 22 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timeline for the introduction of regulations to increase the income threshold for charity audits in Scotland from £500,000 to £1 million."
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to research commissioned by Food Standards Scotland, which states that, when customers were exposed to price promotions on food ordering apps and websites, they were more likely to buy more food than they intended to, creating a culture of food waste and consumption of excess calories."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 8 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to rectify any negative health implications that women have faced more severely than men, in light of the findings of the research, The gendered impact of Covid-19 on health behaviours and mental health: Evidence from the UK."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 August 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its decision to not proceed with plans to designate Galloway and Ayrshire as a national park, what resources it plans to make available to south-west Scotland to promote investment and economic growth in the area."
Answer expected on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government whether, in the next Budget, it will renew the additional £3 million of targeted funding allocated to Police Scotland to reduce retail crime."
Answer expected on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the resources available to support the mental health and wellbeing of retail staff following an incident of retail crime."
Answer expected on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the finding in the Scottish Grocers’ Federation 2024 Crime Survey that 99…
Answer expected on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 6 August 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NatureScot’s recommendation in its report, A report on the proposal for a National Park in Southwest Scotland, what plans it has to better resource the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve…
Answer expected on 3 September 2025
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 16 July 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to make targeted interventions more widely available for those who need them but who are unlikely to be able to access them, as recommended in the conclusion of the research, The gendered impact of Covid-19 on health behaviours and mental health: Evidence from the UK."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 August 2025