Melanie Ward
Member of Parliament for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
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Official record
- Role
- Member of Parliament for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Party
- Labour
- Contact
- Official contact page
- Online
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Registered financial interests
6 entriesMoney, gifts, earnings and support this MP has declared in the official Register of Members' Financial Interests.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Costs of a residential course attended by a member of my staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), value £1,350 Date received: 22 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 Date accepted: 22 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01196043 (Registered 21 August 2025)
- Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Cost of a two-day non-residential course in London attended by a member of staff (Great Britain China Centre is a non-departmental body of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), value £1,100 Date received: 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2025 Date accepted: 6 November 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01196043 (Registered 24 November 2025)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH Address of donor: Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1148.85), accommodation (£697.17), meals and transport (estimated value £400), value £2,246.02 Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia (AlUla) Dates of visit: 30 September 2025 to 3 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Participation in Munich Leaders Meeting on the Middle East, run by the Munich Security Conference Foundation. (Registered 23 October 2025)
- Name of donor: Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz gGmbH Address of donor: Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich, Germany Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1807.22), accommodation (£1141.58), meals (£233.28), additional meals and transport (estimated value £300), value £3,482.08 Destination of visit: United States (New York) Dates of visit: 17 September 2025 to 21 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Participation in Annual Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Programme run by the Munich Security Conference Foundation. (Registered 13 October 2025)
- Name of donor: Doha Forum Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5,555), accommodation and meals (£402), value £5,957 Destination of visit: Qatar Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts. (Registered 19 December 2025)
- Name of donor: Syria Britain Business Council Address of donor: China Works, Black Prince Rd, London SE1 7SJ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1481.79), accommodation with meals (£708.48) and travel insurance (£12.00), value £2,202.27 Destination of visit: Syria Dates of visit: 29 June 2026 to 2 July 2026 Purpose of visit: Attendance at the first conference of the Syria Britain Business Council; meetings with Syrian transitional government ministers, church leaders and NGOs to discuss post-war recovery and reconstruction in Syria. (Registered 7 July 2026)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests
Recent votes
How this MP voted in the most recent House of Commons divisions.
- No
- Closure motionNo
11 Sept 2026
- Aye
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140No
8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145No
7 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6No
7 Sept 2026
- Aye
- No
- No
- No
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union BallotsAye
15 Jul 2026
- Aye
Source: UK Parliament Commons divisions.
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