MSP for South Scotland (Region)
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Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region)
06 May 2021 to present
Member
Scottish Labour
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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: 16 June 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "With the world cup under way and the Commonwealth games due to take place here in Scotland over the summer, thousands of children and young people in Scotland are being exposed to alcohol marketing, in which alcohol branding is associated with national pride and with sport. What assessment has the Scottish Government made of the impact of such…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Today’s debate on Scotland’s partnership with the third sector is welcome…
Chamber meeting date: 16 June 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleague Jenny Young for bringing this important and thoughtful debate to the chamber.I did not know Jo Cox, but I was privileged to meet many people who did…
Chamber meeting date: 11 June 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Colin Beattie for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I am sorry that I am not in the chamber this evening, but I was at a funeral this afternoon…
Chamber meeting date: 9 June 2026
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "This is carers week, and this year’s carers week report found that almost half of carers in Scotland do not feel that their communities are carer friendly. The need for carer-friendly communities was first highlighted in a carers report in 2015…
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Motion ref. S7M-00397
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 108 for, 10 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00380
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 102 for, 16 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.4
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 10 for, 107 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367.1
Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scot and Lothians West, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 23 for, 78 against, 15 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00367
Submitted by: Stephen Flynn, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 15, 2026
Supported by: Tom Arthur
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Result 93 for, 26 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
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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: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the £20 million investment in the 2026 Summer of Sport programme has been allocated to support young people’s access to bowling."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS boards regarding the disposal of sharps bins for injectable medicines purchased privately, including GLP-1 medicines, and what action it is taking to ensure that these medicines are being disposed of safely."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 5 June 2026
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what support has been provided to bowling clubs and local authority bowling greens to encourage greater participation among young people in lawn bowling."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to recent findings from the HMP Kilmarnock inspection report, which found that 223 cells designed for single occupancy had been converted to double occupancy due to overcrowding, and on 22 May 2025, 38 of these cells were being shared by convicted and remand prisoners, contrary to…
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 27 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent inspection report of HMP Kilmarnock, the first inspection of a prison in Scotland transferred from private to public sector operation, which found that standards at the prison have declined since the previous inspection."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent report by Carers Week, Building Carer Friendly Communities, which found that 45% of people currently caring in Scotland do not feel that their role as an unpaid carer is understood or valued by their community, what action it plans to take to encourage communities to be more carer friendly."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent report by Carers Week, Building Carer Friendly Communities, which found that schools were seen as the least carer-friendly organisation/service in Scotland, what action it plans to take to improve the support available for carers in schools."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is working with local authorities to ensure that unpaid carers are supported and involved in their communities."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 8 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 22 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2026 report by Carers Week, Building Carer Friendly Communities, which found that 38% of respondents in Scotland have provided unpaid care at some point, how it plans to recognise and support unpaid carers throughout the current parliamentary session."
Asked by: Carol Mochan, South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: 21 May 2026
Current Status: Answered by Stephen Flynn on 5 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the aerospace firm, Aeralis Ltd, and/or its representatives following the company entering administration, including what impact this might have on promised investment and jobs at Glasgow Prestwick Airport."