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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 →

Every Commons division on file for Matthew Pennycook — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,954 of 2,376 (82%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 292, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Ayes 300, Noes 149 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 286, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 295, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 291, Noes 158 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading Ayes 320, Noes 105 no vote recorded
18 Nov 2025 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Ayes 165, Noes 327 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Ayes 311, Noes 152 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Ayes 312, Noes 151 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Ayes 310, Noes 150 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Ayes 308, Noes 153 no vote recorded
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Ayes 310, Noes 155 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Ayes 92, Noes 403 no vote recorded
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Ayes 106, Noes 321 no vote recorded
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 96, Noes 154 no vote recorded
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 153, Noes 332 no vote recorded
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Ayes 166, Noes 322 no vote recorded
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Ayes 165, Noes 323 no vote recorded
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 152, Noes 337 no vote recorded
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 Ayes 77, Noes 390 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

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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