Melanie Ward

Labour

MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy · Since 2024

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Total Spend — FY 24/25

£195,558

Office, staffing, accommodation, travel, and other costs. Data from IPSA.

Spend Breakdown

Staffing£133,317 (68%)

Office£25,165 (13%)

Accommodation£13,684 (7%)

Travel£23,392 (12%)

Other£0 (0%)

Claim Categories (FY 24/25)

Office Costs

84 claims · £26K

Staffing

3 claims · £16K

Accommodation

21 claims · £14K

Dependant Travel

1 claims · £251

Recent Claims (50)

Bought-in servicesRepaid

Professional & consultancy

Repaying 60299573:1 - 24/25 costs

£0

1 Aug 2025

Stationery & printingRepaid

[***] [***] [***] line 60257461-3 is a duplicate of 60257451-1.

£0

21 May 2025

Bought-in servicesPaid

Professional & consultancy

research and writing of local industrial strategy [200011797-171]

£5,868

25 Apr 2025

Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsPaid

Painting of new office [200011798-541]

£1,350

14 Apr 2025

Bought-in servicesPaid

Professional & consultancy

survey for office lease [200011798-543]

£1,443

14 Apr 2025

Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsPaid

Fitting of carpet to new office [200011798-540]

£475

14 Apr 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Sundries

Vacuum and Microwave [200011798-542]

£177

31 Mar 2025

Air travelPaid

Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25

£251

31 Mar 2025

RentPaid

2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata

£-494

31 Mar 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Sundries

DUNELM F0860 [200011725-9884]

£47

28 Mar 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Sundries

B&M 284 - KIRKCALDY [200011725-9883]

£40

28 Mar 2025

RentRepaid

Repayment of rent PSP 90044456:1

£0

28 Mar 2025

RentPaid

[***]

£442

26 Mar 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Sundries

CURRYS ONLINE [200011725-7962]

£164

26 Mar 2025

Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsPaid

TIMPSON LIMITED [200011725-7960]

£57

26 Mar 2025

Landline phone & internet - rental & usagePaid

Landline & internet package

VIRGIN MEDIA [200011725-7963]

£34

26 Mar 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Television

CURRYS ONLINE [200011725-7961]

£315

26 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£3

20 Mar 2025

Equipment - purchasePaid

Office furniture

IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE [200011725-7420]

£4,691

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£1

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£17

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£1

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£0

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£25

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£7

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£203

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£76

20 Mar 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner March 2025

£17

20 Mar 2025

Maintenance, Redecorations & RepairsPaid

STOCKS DISCOUNT CARPET [200011725-5713]

£838

14 Mar 2025

Venue hire, meetings & surgeriesPaid

[200011725-3621]

£8

13 Mar 2025

Moving FeesPaid

Legal costs

Solicitor fees

£4,130

11 Mar 2025

RentPaid

£1,595

11 Mar 2025

Software & applicationsPaid

TIMETASTIC [200011725-5598]

£7

10 Mar 2025

RentPaid

£840

4 Mar 2025

Landline phone & internet - rental & usagePaid

Landline & internet package

VIRGIN MEDIA

£34

26 Feb 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

AGA PRINT LTD

£36

26 Feb 2025

Venue hire, meetings & surgeriesPaid

[200011725-131]

£20

20 Feb 2025

RentPaid

£1,595

11 Feb 2025

Software & applicationsPaid

TIMETASTIC

£7

10 Feb 2025

Venue hire, meetings & surgeriesPaid

£15

6 Feb 2025

RentPaid

£840

4 Feb 2025

Landline phone & internet - rental & usagePaid

Landline & internet package

VIRGIN MEDIA

£34

27 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£76

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£29

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£0

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£34

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£3

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£7

16 Jan 2025

Stationery & printingPaid

Banner February 2025

£2

16 Jan 2025

RentPaid

£1,595

14 Jan 2025

Expense data sourced from IPSA (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority). Updated every two months.