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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

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.

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: 12 September 2024

Hospice Care (Costs)

6. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to the reported rise in hospice care costs, including to ensure that employees in that sector have pay parity with NHS staff. (S6F-03333)"

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024

Alcohol-related Brain Damage Residential Rehabilitation Service (Edinburgh)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Given the recent news that alcohol-related deaths are at a 15-year high and that the number of people who are accessing planned alcohol care and treatment has been declining for a decade, healthcare professionals in my region, South Scotland, tell me that the prevalence of ARBD unplanned presentations at emergency departments is increasing. That is…

Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2024

Retrofitting and Tenement Maintenance

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I also thank Graham Simpson for bringing this important debate to the chamber. In my contribution, I will talk specifically about the workforce that we need now and into the future to address all the important points that colleagues have raised…

Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024

House Building

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "During the summer, I met a number of workers in the house-building industry, such as roofers, joiners and other trades workers…

Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2024

Off-road Vehicles

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Bob Doris for bringing the debate to the chamber and David Gow’s family for allowing Bob Doris to share his tragic story in the chamber…

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-14431.1

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Lothian, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 7 for, 118 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14431

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Supported by: Alasdair Allan, Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Gillian Martin
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 90 for, 35 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-14431.2

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Douglas Lumsden, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 30 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14431.3

Programme for Government – Growing Scotland’s Green Economy

Submitted by: Sarah Boyack, Lothian, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 12, 2024

Result 56 for, 70 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-14405.3

Ending Peak Rail Fares on ScotRail Trains

Submitted by: Fiona Hyslop, Linlithgow, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Supported by: Jim Fairlie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Result 62 for, 64 against, 0 abstained, 3 did not vote

MSP voted against

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-29808

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what the budget for the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre will be."

Answer expected on 26 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29806

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out a full impact assessment of the public health implications of its recently announced decision to reduce funding for public health information marketing campaigns."

Answer expected on 26 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29805

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand access to alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) residential rehabilitation services."

Answer expected on 26 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29807

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 11 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how many jobs could potentially be lost as a result of its recently announced decision to reduce funding for public health information marketing campaigns."

Answer expected on 26 September 2024

Question ref. S6F-03333

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 9 September 2024

"To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to the reported rise in hospice care costs, including to ensure that employees in that sector have pay parity with NHS staff."

Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29568

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its fiscal statement on 3 September 2024, how much money it projects it will save from (a) restrictions on overtime and (b) recruitment freezes."

Answer expected on 20 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29528

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the anticipated delivery timescale for the Prestwick Spaceport."

Answer expected on 19 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29570

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to South of Scotland Enterprise in each of the last five financial years."

Answer expected on 19 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29567

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government how many community pharmacies are currently delivering gender identity related healthcare."

Answer expected on 19 September 2024

Question ref. S6W-29529

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 September 2024

"To ask the Scottish Government when it was first advised to halt the use of puberty suppressing hormones."

Answer expected on 19 September 2024

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