Matthew Pennycook

Matthew Pennycook

Constituency: Greenwich and Woolwich

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Matthew Pennycook is the Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government).

Voting attendance record for Matthew Pennycook

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas

Energy & Utilities Environment & Climate

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Foreign Affairs & Defence

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Employment & Workers Rights Justice & Law

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

Taxation Transport

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Opposition day motion: student loans

Education & Skills Welfare & Benefits

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Education & Skills Taxation

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Parliamentary Procedure 43
Employment & Workers Rights 42
Taxation 24
Local Government 22
Economy & Finance 18
Housing & Planning 18
Welfare & Benefits 17
Trade & Industry 16
Justice & Law 15
Education & Skills 13
Foreign Affairs & Defence 13
Devolution 12
Other / Procedural 10
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 9
Pensions 8
Transport 8
Environment & Climate 7
Energy & Utilities 6
Sport 4
NHS & Health 4
Policing & Crime 4
Mental Health 3
Small Business 2
Digital & AI 2
Electoral Reform 1
Media & Culture 1
Equalities & Discrimination 1
Immigration & Asylum 1
Drug & Alcohol Policy 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Matthew Pennycook voted

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32

Housing & Planning Local Government

13 Nov 2025

✓ Aye

344 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms

Digital & AI Child Welfare & Safeguarding

24 Feb 2026

✗ No

348 MPs voted

Opposition day motion: student loans

Education & Skills Welfare & Benefits

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

350 MPs voted

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3

Economy & Finance Trade & Industry

23 Feb 2026

✗ No

359 MPs voted

Opposition day motion: fuel duty

Taxation Transport

18 Mar 2026

✗ No

360 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Matthew Pennycook did not vote

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading

20 Jun 2025 574 MPs voted

Opposition day: Welfare spending

04 Nov 2025 491 MPs voted

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment

18 Nov 2025 490 MPs voted

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4

27 Oct 2025 489 MPs voted

Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24

21 Oct 2025 489 MPs voted