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Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

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Carol Mochan

Scottish Labour

MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day

About Carol Mochan

Contact details

Contact online

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

Deputy Convener

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

17 June 2021 - 19 January 2023

Health Social Care and Sport Committee

Member

22 September 2021 - 19 January 2023

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Substitute 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: 20 November 2024

National Insurance Increase (Impact on Public Services)

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

Women’s Health Plan 2021 to 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

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

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

Breast Cancer Outcomes

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…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-15545

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill: Timetable and Procedures for Consideration

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

Motion ref. S6M-15529.2

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

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

Motion ref. S6M-15529

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

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

Motion ref. S6M-15530

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

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

Motion ref. S6M-15529.3

Impact of National Insurance Increase on Public Services

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

Motions

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.

Question ref. S6W-31017

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

Question ref. S6W-31020

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

Question ref. S6W-31018

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

Question ref. S6W-31021

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

Question ref. S6W-31023

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

Question ref. S6W-31022

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

Question ref. S6W-30842

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

Question ref. S6W-30840

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

Question ref. S6W-30844

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

Question ref. S6W-30841

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

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