Carol Mochan
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Carol Mochan
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
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
Carol is a member of 1 committee
Cross-party groups
Carol is a member of 14 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 Mental Health
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on MS
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Poverty
Member
Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions
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
Member
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
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions 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
22 September 2021 - 19 January 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023
Health Social Care and Sport Committee
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
Until 11 December 2023 I owned a house in Eat Ayrshire with a market value of between £100,001 and £150,000 with gross rental income of between £5,001 and £10,000 per annum. [Amended interest 15 December 2023, Ceased interest 15 December 2023]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]
Until 8 May 2023 I owned a house in East Ayrshire with a market value of between £50,001 and £100,000 with gross rental income up to £5,000 per annum. [Amended interest 12 May 2023, Ceased interest 12 May 2023]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
I am a member of Unite the Union.
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: 8 May 2024
Ambulance Turnaround Times
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Figures that were obtained by Scottish Labour for my region show that the longest turnaround times for ambulances at Ayr hospital and Dumfries and Galloway royal infirmary were more than 24 hours…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2024
World Asthma Day 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Emma Harper for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I recognise the knowledge and skills that she has in this area and I praise the on-going work that she is committed to doing in the Parliament and beyond…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2024
Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Cass Review)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to close the debate for Scottish Labour and I thank members across the chamber for their contributions…
Chamber meeting date: 7 May 2024
Further Education Pay
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleague Richard Leonard for bringing this important debate to the chamber and pay tribute to members of EIS-FELA, who are fighting passionately for pay and conditions that reflect the work that they do in the further education sector…
Chamber meeting date: 1 May 2024
Local Government Funding
7. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it has funded local government adequately to deliver the services that it has responsibility for. (S6O-03370)"
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Appointment of Junior Scottish Minister
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 9, 2024
Result 63 for, 49 against, 10 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Appointment of Scottish Minister
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 9, 2024
Result 63 for, 57 against, 3 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Business Programme
Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Douglas Lumsden, Roz McCall, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Result 52 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Implementing the Cass Review in Scotland
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Supported by: Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Result 71 for, 30 against, 20 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Supporting Scotland’s Colleges
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Result 60 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Motions
Motions made by Carol Mochan in Parliament
Find out what motions Carol Mochan has submitted recently.
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.
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 8 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will next review the income threshold for free school meals for those pupils not in a year where provision is currently free."
Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to decrease the time that it takes for women to obtain an endometriosis diagnosis."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the availability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication."
Answer expected on 20 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of safe walking routes to schools, broken down by local authority area."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of how many children currently walk or cycle to school."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the effectiveness of the smoke-free perimeter around hospital buildings, and how many on-the-spot fines have been issued since the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 19 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many primary schools have physical education teachers based within them, broken down by local authority."
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 18 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the number of any social care contracts that have been returned from the third or private sectors to the responsible local authority, and whether it can provide a list of any such instances, broken down by local authority, in each of the last five years."
Answered by Maree Todd on 2 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out a plan for ensuring there is sufficient protected time for personal development plans to be completed for nurses in addition to exploring further protected time for leadership training of registered staff at all levels."
Answer expected on 16 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has met since it was established, and when it plans to make any recommendations."
Answer expected on 16 May 2024