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Matthew Pennycook

Labour Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting record

7
Voted for
0
Voted against
2
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Matthew Pennycook’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 87%

How often Matthew Pennycook voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Matthew Pennycook currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — since 2026-07-20 Government
Previously held
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2024-07-09 to 2026-07-20) Government
Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2024-07-06 to 2024-07-09) Government
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2021-12-04 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) — Department for Business and Trade (2020-04-10 to 2021-12-04) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) — Department for Exiting the European Union (2016-10-09 to 2019-09-25) Shadow

Declared financial interests

Nothing on file for Matthew Pennycook yet, or they have no interests currently registered. Parliament’s official register for Matthew Pennycook →

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Matthew Pennycook yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Matthew Pennycook has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£224,170.33 paid out to or for Matthew Pennycook across 60 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Matthew Pennycook’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £200,902.07 (7 claims)
Office Costs — £17,924.18 (51 claims)
Miscellaneous — £5,344.08 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Translation services - other languages — £180.00, 2026-03-06 — Hire of British Sign Language interpreter for constituency surgery focusing on welfare reform where…
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £0.00, 2026-02-16 — Repayment of 60352786:1
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £0.00, 2026-02-16 — Repayment of 60352786:2
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £335.00, 2026-02-07
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £100.00, 2026-02-04
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £335.00, 2026-02-04
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £100.00, 2026-01-31
Stationery & printing — £675.00, 2025-11-13 — Printing and delivery of MP coffee morning invitation letterhead

Every claim on file for Matthew Pennycook →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Matthew Pennycook — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Matthew Pennycook’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Matthew Pennycook isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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