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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 2 committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Substitute Member

Cross-party groups

Carol is a member of 11 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 Poverty

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.

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: 19 June 2025

Action Mesothelioma Day 2025

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Marie McNair for bringing this important debate to the chamber. On behalf of Scottish Labour, I welcome action mesothelioma day 2025, which will be marked on 4 July…

Chamber meeting date: 19 June 2025

Parliament Facilities (Interim Policy)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Jackson Carlaw for his clarity in responding to the original question. It might be helpful for us to understand why the SPCB took the decision to introduce changes now, rather than wait for the EHRC’s statutory guidance."

Chamber meeting date: 18 June 2025

General Practitioner Waiting Times (NHS Grampian)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Campaign groups from NHS Grampian right down to my own South Scotland region believe that there is a shortfall of as many as 1,800 GPs, and that that number is a more realistic target if the Government hopes to meet its ambition of achieving better-quality care that is closer to home. Our health service is crying out for more GPs, yet a cut in GP…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the publication of the long-overdue population health framework and the Government’s response to the high in fat, sugar or salt consultation, which has just been published in the past few minutes, although we were promised it at the start of this year. Those things are critical to improving health and reducing inequalities. However, I…

Chamber meeting date: 17 June 2025

Health and Social Care

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I welcome the publication of the long-overdue population health framework and the Government’s response to the high in fat, sugar or salt consultation, which has just been published in the past few minutes, although we were promised it at the start of this year. Those things are critical to improving health and reducing inequalities. However, I…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-18016.1

Progressing National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Recommendations on Equality

Submitted by: Tess White, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, June 19, 2025

Result 24 for, 60 against, 16 abstained, 29 did not vote

MSP abstained

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981.3

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Richard Lochhead
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-17981.1

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 46 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981.2

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 7 for, 108 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-17981

Recognising the Economic Contribution of Scotland’s Defence Sector

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 16, 2025

Supported by: Douglas Lumsden
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Result 62 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP not voted

Vote Passed

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-38503

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting radiologists in Scotland, in light of the figures from the Royal College of Radiologists recent workforce census showing that there is a 25% shortfall in the profession."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38507

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Royal College of Radiologists workforce census 2024, how it plans to reduce the number of clinical (a) radiologists and (b) oncologists leaving the workforce below the age of 50."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38508

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of investing in more NHS-based clinical radiology and oncology specialty training places compared with the outsourcing of NHS contracts to the independent sector."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38506

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to not placing any NHS board or hospital, which does not meet diagnostic and cancer waiting times, under a recruitment freeze."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38509

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to reduce the reported delays that patients are facing as a result of a shortage of doctors responsible for diagnostic and cancer care across Scotland."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38510

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Royal College of Radiologists workforce survey 2024, how it plans to address the regional variation in the recruitment of radiology doctors in relation to diagnostic treatment and cancer services."

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38511

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Royal College of Radiologists workforce census 2024, which shows that there has been 0…

Answered by Neil Gray on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38288

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any services and grants that it provides are not indirectly leading to the purchase and manufacture of weapons."

Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38260

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve outcomes from cardiovascular disease, in light of an analysis from British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland, which reportedly shows that Scotland has seen the first sustained rise in heart disease deaths in a generation."

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025

Question ref. S6W-38164

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 June 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, further to Healthcare Improvement Scotland's Unannounced Inspection Report: Maternity Services Safe Delivery of Care Inspection - Ninewells Hospital, how it plans to support maternity units to ensure that women are receiving acceptable levels of care and are able to maintain dignity at all stages of their care…

Answered by Jenni Minto on 17 June 2025

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