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Melanie Ward MP

Labour (Lab)
Member of Parliament forCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office2 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID5240
Profile synced29 Jul 2026

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MP Expenses (IPSA)

Total claims (stored)162
Total net amount (stored)£217,515.88
Latest financial year25_26
Latest expense import10 Mar 2026

Publication notes

Source: IPSA published claims. Detailed travel claim line-items and some sensitive categories are not published at claim level by IPSA.

Yearly totals

Financial yearClaimsTotal net amount
25_2639£21,961.20
24_25121£195,554.68
Unknown2£0.00

Category totals (25_26)

CategoryClaimsTotal net amount
Office Costs33£12,443.40
Staffing4£6,150.00
Accommodation2£3,367.80

Recent claims

DateCategoryDescriptionSupplierStatusNet amount
14 Apr 2025Office CostsFitting of carpet to new office [200011798-540]—Paid£475.00
14 Apr 2025Office CostsProfessional & consultancy—Paid£1,442.64
5 Apr 2025Office CostsSundries—Paid£51.98
31 Mar 2025StaffingTotal Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year—Paid£123,316.73
31 Mar 2025Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£30.55
31 Mar 2025Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£814.00
31 Mar 2025Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£39.99
31 Mar 2025Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£2,496.00
31 Mar 2025Staff TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£1,567.46
31 Mar 2025Office CostsSundries—Paid£177.00
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£368.11
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£634.47
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£714.89
31 Mar 2025MP TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£11,784.77
31 Mar 2025Dependant TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£397.50
31 Mar 2025Dependant TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£251.41
31 Mar 2025Dependant TravelAggregated figure for travel during 2024-25—Paid£4,289.74
31 Mar 2025Accommodation2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata—Paid£-493.79
28 Mar 2025Office CostsRepayment of rent PSP 90044456:1—Repaid£-840.00
28 Mar 2025Office CostsSundries—Paid£40.00
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