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
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Member
19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
Delegated Powers and Law Reform 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
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 14 May 2024]
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]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
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 am a member of the Co-operative Party.
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
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: 27 June 2024
Action Mesothelioma Day 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Marie McNair for securing this important debate again this year. On behalf of Scottish Labour, I welcome action mesothelioma day 2024, which we will mark next Friday. As we have heard, mesothelioma is a rare and hard-to-treat form of cancer…
Chamber meeting date: 27 June 2024
Rural and Island Digital Connectivity Challenges
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Beatrice Wishart for bringing this debate—the final one of the parliamentary year—to the chamber, and I am pleased to join her in making the case for all of our citizens to have access to good digital connectivity…
Chamber meeting date: 26 June 2024
Palestine
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Humza Yousaf for bringing this important debate to the chamber…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 25 June 2024
Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Post-legislative Scrutiny)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Good morning. Thank you for the introduction, which set out some of the things that we have heard in evidence on the approach and the differences in options that people have access to…
Chamber meeting date: 20 June 2024
Benefits Uptake
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I begin by thanking Evelyn Tweed for raising this issue in the chamber…
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 50 for, 68 against, 0 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Gillian Martin, Aberdeenshire East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 24, 2024
Supported by: Màiri McAllan
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 8 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scottish Government Priorities: Tackling the Climate Emergency
Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 58 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Result 68 for, 0 against, 46 abstained, 15 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
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: 28 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will discuss the effect of P&O Ferries' crewing policies on Scotland-domiciled seafarer employment with members of the Scottish Maritime Cluster."
Answer expected on 26 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 28 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of seafarers being supplied by employment agencies based in Scotland to operate P&O Ferries' Cairnryan to Larne services."
Answer expected on 26 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the provision of public funds to Port of Cairnryan since March 2022."
Answer expected on 25 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of any payments that it has made to (a) P&O Ferries and (b) Port of Cairnryan from 17 March 2022 to date."
Answer expected on 25 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the contracts of employment for Scotland-domiciled seafarers working on P&O Ferries services between Cairnryan and Larne, in light of the evidence given to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee by the chief executive officer of P&O…
Answer expected on 25 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the reported late filing of full accounts for 2022 by (a) P&O Ferries and (b) Port of Cairnryan."
Answer expected on 25 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Borders Council declaring a housing emergency."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 12 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any real-terms reductions that it has made to affordable housing budgets has led to (a) the Scottish Borders Council and (b) other local authorities declaring a housing emergency."
Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to fill any staff vacancies associated with revenue protection in ScotRail."
Answer expected on 18 July 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 June 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how the ScotRail peak fares removal pilot scheme is being evaluated to take account of variations on particular routes, and how that correlates with areas with greater numbers of lower income households."
Answer expected on 18 July 2024