Melanie Ward

Melanie Ward is the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Registered Interests

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  • 1. Employment and earnings

    Role, work or services
    Chief Executive Officer
    End date
    5 July 2024
    Name of payer
    Medical Aid for Palestinians
    Description of payer's business
    A charity which works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees.
    Address of payer
    33A Islington Street, London N1 1QB
    Date registered
    31 July 2024
    • Payment
      £1,887.00
      Hours
      none since my election. This payment was donated back to Medical Aid for Palestinians on 31 July 2024
      Date received
      25 July 2024
      Paid or donated to
      Charity (donated by the Member to the recipient)
      Date registered
      4 August 2024
      Last Updated
      3 October 2024

  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
    Name of donor
    Danny Luhde-Thompson
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £5,000.00
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    31 July 2024

  • 2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

    How was this donation received
    (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
    Name of donor
    Ghassan Karian
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £4,000.00
    Donor status
    Individual
    Date registered
    25 July 2024

  • 4. Visits outside the UK

    Name of donor
    Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH
    Address of donor
    Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £681.00
    Description of donation
    Conference attendance, accommodation and some meals
    Destination(s) of visit
    Germany (Munich)
    Start date
    13 February 2025
    End date
    16 February 2025
    Purpose of visit
    Attendance at the Munich Security Conference as part of the Women Parliamentarians Programme.
    Date registered
    6 March 2025

  • 4. Visits outside the UK

    Name of donor
    Doha Forum
    Address of donor
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
    Amount, or estimate of the probable value
    £5,955.00
    Description of donation
    Flights, transfers, accommodation and meals
    Destination(s) of visit
    Qatar (Doha)
    Start date
    6 December 2024
    End date
    9 December 2024
    Purpose of visit
    To participate in the Doha Forum 2024 on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party Parliamentarians, political representatives of other countries and Qatari Ministers to discuss Qatar's role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
    Date registered
    31 December 2024
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