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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: 20 March 2025

Endometriosis Awareness Month

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "Although endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the United Kingdom, the level of data collection on it by health boards is extremely limited…

Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025

Fatal Accident Inquiry (Response)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I also thank the cabinet secretary for his answers. Last year, a report on neonatal deaths recommended the review of maternity units to help to assess how care for mothers and babies can be improved…

Chamber meeting date: 19 March 2025

Sexual Violence (Hospitals)

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I thank Tess White for bringing the debate to the chamber. I welcome the speeches by members who have already spoken on this really important matter…

Health, Social Care and Sport Committee meeting date: 18 March 2025

Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "I will touch on training and continuous professional development. Dr Williams, if the bill were to be passed, would there be training requirements to support people in respect of the right to a second opinion? Is there scope for that?"

Chamber meeting date: 13 March 2025

Healthy Life Expectancy

6. Carol Mochan (South Scotland) (Lab): "To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on how the Scottish Government is working to improve healthy life expectancy. (S6F-03900)"

Votes

How Carol Mochan has voted in Parliament

Find out how Carol Mochan has voted recently.

Motion ref. S6M-16923

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Angus Robertson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Supported by: Jamie Hepburn
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 108 for, 7 against, 1 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16923.1

Scotland – A Fair Trade Nation

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Monday, March 24, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Result 107 for, 8 against, 0 abstained, 14 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16844.2

Children’s Rights and Temporary Accommodation

Submitted by: Meghan Gallacher, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 53 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted for

Vote Defeated

Motion ref. S6M-16845

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Claire Baker, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Monday, March 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 58 for, 52 against, 6 abstained, 13 did not vote

MSP voted against

Vote Passed

Motion ref. S6M-16845.1

Reforming Scotland’s West Coast Ferries

Submitted by: Sue Webber, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Result 52 for, 56 against, 7 abstained, 14 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-35368

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the number of women who leave the workforce due to experiencing menopause; from which sector, and whether such women seek financial benefits."

Answered by Tom Arthur on 24 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-36002

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 21 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the autumn 2024 deadline not being met, when it expects to deliver the Fracture Liaison Service audit, and what steps it has taken to expediate this."

Answer expected on 4 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35366

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 10 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support the Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Fife coalfield populations, in light of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust’s report, State of the Scottish Coalfields 2024, which suggests that nearly one in 10 adults in those areas have bad or very bad health compared with the Scottish average of around one…

Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 March 2025

Question ref. S6W-35924

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all patients across Scotland who have Parkinson’s disease have equal access to all appropriate Scottish Medicines Consortium-approved therapies, taking into consideration geographical variation in access to care."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35928

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to increase training on alcohol-related brain damage for health and social care staff."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35935

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to specifically improve and enable timely access to gynaecology services and treatment."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35926

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether all NHS boards have assessed the needs of patients with advanced or complex Parkinson’s disease in their area and ensured that services have been designed to meet patients’ needs."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35919

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress on reducing endometriosis diagnosis waiting times, and when it will publish data on this."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35930

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the (a) continuation of the Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP) in Scotland and (b) importance of MAP in addressing alcohol-related brain damage."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

Question ref. S6W-35927

Asked by: Mochan, Carol, South Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date Lodged: 20 March 2025

"To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting health and social care partnerships to implement the recommendations in the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland 2021 report on care and treatment for people with alcohol-related brain damage."

Answer expected on 3 April 2025

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