Carol Mochan
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Carol Mochan
Contact details
Contact online
Post-d: Carol.Mochan.msp@parliament.scot
X (previously known as Twitter): @CMochan
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Contact at the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6993
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Contact at local office
Currently working from home, use:
PO Box 8526
Prestwick
KA9 9BA
Phone: 07554 546 938
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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
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Member
19 January 2023 - 25 April 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions 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: 23 April 2024
Gender-identity Healthcare for Young People
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank the minister for her statement and agree that it is right that we proceed carefully and compassionately…
Chamber meeting date: 23 April 2024
Two-child Benefit Cap
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I agree that we must reverse the two-child benefit cap; indeed, I am on record as supporting that position…
Chamber meeting date: 18 April 2024
Cass Review (Sandyford Clinic)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The Parliament is aware that, this morning, Sandyford clinic announced that it will no longer prescribe puberty blockers to 16 and 17-year-olds—a key recommendation in the recently released Cass review…
Chamber meeting date: 18 April 2024
Prison Officers Association (68 Is Too Late Campaign)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I begin by thanking my colleague Pauline McNeill for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I know that she is a strong campaigner on this matter and will continue to stand firmly on the side of prison officers in Scotland…
Chamber meeting date: 17 April 2024
Gender Dysphoria (Model of Care for Children)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "The publication of the Cass review is undoubtedly significant…
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 22, 2024
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Result 60 for, 0 against, 62 abstained, 7 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, April 18, 2024
Result 20 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Business Programme
Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Tim Eagle, Russell Findlay, Pam Gosal, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Liam Kerr, Douglas Ross, Brian Whittle
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 53 for, 60 against, 5 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Defeated
Approval of SSI
Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 88 for, 28 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Repealing the Hate Crime Act
Submitted by: Russell Findlay, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, April 15, 2024
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Result 64 for, 29 against, 25 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Carol Mochan in Parliament
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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: 24 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it has funded local government adequately to deliver the services that it has responsibility for."
Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any implications for Scottish social security payments to women in Scotland as a result of the findings in the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report, Women’s State Pension age: our findings on the Department for Work and Pensions’…
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it takes to hold public bodies and their leaders to account on the use of public money, in order to ensure that spending is closely aligned to have an impact on reducing inequality and poverty."
Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of NHS Education for Scotland in relation to its Youth Academy."
Answered by Neil Gray on 24 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 23 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to decrease the time that it takes for women to obtain an endometriosis diagnosis."
Answer expected on 8 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 4 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on helping to make land and buildings owned and/or operated by the NHS available to local communities to be used to support community health and wellbeing."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 5 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport during her evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 28 June 2022 that "as part of the strategic reform of health, our emerging care and wellbeing portfolio is creating a sustainable health and social care…
Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it measures any changes in (a) physical activity and (b) sports participation levels of young women and girls, across all ages and socioeconomic groups, and what measures it has introduced to improve participation."
Answered by Maree Todd on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 27 March 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it measures any changes in (a) physical activity and (b) sports participation levels in young people from deprived communities, and what measures it has introduced to improve participation."
Answered by Maree Todd on 23 April 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 3 April 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what recent preventative spend projects it has invested in, following the recommendations from the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption Pathway programme."
Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024