Carol Mochan
Scottish Labour
MSP for South Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
About Carol Mochan
Contact details
Contact online
Email: [email protected]
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
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.
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
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: 14 May 2024]
[Ceased interest removed from entry: 7 February 2024]
Interest in shares
No registrable interests
Voluntary
I chair the Communication Workers Union Parliamentary Group. [Registered 15 December 2023]
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.
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: 15 May 2024
No Falls Week 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Clare Adamson for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I also thank the two speakers before me, both of whose contributions I enjoyed…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2024
Ambulance Turnaround Times
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Figures that were obtained by Scottish Labour for my region show that the longest turnaround times for ambulances at Ayr hospital and Dumfries and Galloway royal infirmary were more than 24 hours…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2024
World Asthma Day 2024
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Emma Harper for bringing this important debate to the chamber. I recognise the knowledge and skills that she has in this area and I praise the on-going work that she is committed to doing in the Parliament and beyond…
Chamber meeting date: 8 May 2024
Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (Cass Review)
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I am pleased to close the debate for Scottish Labour and I thank members across the chamber for their contributions…
Chamber meeting date: 7 May 2024
Further Education Pay
Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank my colleague Richard Leonard for bringing this important debate to the chamber and pay tribute to members of EIS-FELA, who are fighting passionately for pay and conditions that reflect the work that they do in the further education sector…
Votes
How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament
Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Liam Kerr, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Roz McCall
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 29 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Scotland’s Housing Emergency
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 13, 2024
Supported by: Sarah Boyack, Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 95 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Jenny Gilruth, Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Natalie Don
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 62 for, 62 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Defeated
Stand Up for Teaching
Submitted by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, Glasgow, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, May 13, 2024
Supported by: Paul Sweeney, Martin Whitfield
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 62 for, 61 against, 1 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP voted for
Vote Passed
Scotland’s Housing Emergency
Submitted by: Paul McLennan, East Lothian, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Supported by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Kaukab Stewart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Result 69 for, 33 against, 22 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP abstained
Vote Passed
Motions
Motions made by Carol Mochan in Parliament
Find out what motions Carol Mochan has submitted recently.
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: 14 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many third sector organisations are recognised providers of non-NHS rehabilitation services in Scotland."
Answer expected on 30 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 14 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how it will support local authority leisure services to (a) develop and (b) deliver community-based rehabilitation services."
Answer expected on 30 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will deliver a cost of living increase to the student nurse bursary."
Answered by Neil Gray on 14 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how much of the NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care budget in 2024-25 has been spent on prevention, and provided to allied health professionals (AHP) as those focused on prevention."
Answered by Neil Gray on 14 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out a plan for ensuring there is sufficient protected time for personal development plans to be completed for nurses in addition to exploring further protected time for leadership training of registered staff at all levels."
Answered by Neil Gray on 14 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will roll out the Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme across Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 14 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has met since it was established, and when it plans to make any recommendations."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out a timeline for how any issues regarding understaffing of nurses as a result of the common staffing method will be resolved, as raised by the Royal College of Nursing Scotland."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to imposing limitations on any reductions to allied health professional (AHP) budgets by NHS boards, in light of its priority of preventative healthcare."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 May 2024
Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 1 May 2024
"To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a long-term public campaign to attract people into nursing."
Answered by Neil Gray on 13 May 2024