Melanie Ward — Financial Interests
Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Every entry on the Register of Members' Financial Interests for Melanie Ward— donations, gifts, outside employment, paid visits, shareholdings and more. Data sourced directly from Parliament's official register.
6
Total entries
2
Categories
£11,642
Total declared value
£5,555
Largest single entry
Declared value totals entries where an amount is stated. 6 of 6 entries include an amount.
Visits outside the UK
4 entries
£9,192
Declared in this category
- 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:
- 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:
- 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):
- Conference attendance, accommodation and some meals, value £681
- Destination of visit:
- Germany (Munich)
- Dates of visit:
- 13 February 2025 to 16 February 2025
- Purpose of visit:
- Attendance at the Munich Security Conference as part of the Women Parliamentarians Programme.
Registered 6 March 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
2 entries
£2,450
Declared in this category
- 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
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