Scottish Labour
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
Scottish Labour
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]
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]
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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]
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: 20 November 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The lack of insight from those on the Tory benches today is astounding. Let us be absolutely clear that 14 years of Tory chaos and decline have very much led us down the path to where we are today."
Chamber meeting date: 12 November 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I am so pleased that Government time has been given to debating women’s health today. We will support the Government’s motion tonight…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 12 November 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I have learned a lot from the discussions, but there is something else that I have been wondering about. In lots of our evidence, particularly the written evidence, there has been discussion about support for patients and staff in this process…
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 11 November 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank our guests for agreeing to speak to us. Much of what I am going to ask about might have been covered but, in the interests of clarity, I will ask my question, which is about the recorded numbers…
Chamber meeting date: 6 November 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The cabinet secretary will know from public health figures that the gap between our most and least deprived communities remains stubbornly high…
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 29 for, 90 against, 3 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Ivan McKee, Jenni Minto, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 73 for, 50 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jamie Hepburn, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, November 18, 2024
Supported by: Siobhian Brown, Angela Constance, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 67 for, 50 against, 4 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Result 21 for, 102 against, 0 abstained, 6 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: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to assess drug and alcohol services for their cost-effectiveness."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion in the Audit Scotland report, Alcohol and Drugs Services, that 93% of alcohol and drugs partnerships (ADPs) have drug death review groups, while 7% carried out alcohol death audits in 2022-23."
Answered by Neil Gray on 15 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion in the Audit Scotland report, Alcohol and Drugs Services, that its increased focus on drug harm is shifting the balance of attention from, and effort on, tackling alcohol harm."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion in the Audit Scotland report, Alcohol and Drugs Services, that it has been "slow" to implement alcohol marketing reform."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will update its Alcohol Framework."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 November 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out timescales for the delivery of alcohol marketing reform."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to work with NHS boards and the Scottish Prison Service to ensure that there is routine opt-out blood-borne virus testing for hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV for all new prisoners."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it last communicated with the Faculty of Pain Medicine regarding the safety of steroid injections to treat chronic lower back pain."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that it will achieve its target of eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health concern by the end of the 2024-25 financial year."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 24 October 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to review the guidance for services dealing with pain management within the NHS."
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 November 2024