Matthew Pennycook
Labour - Greenwich and Woolwich
18,366 (43.0%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 7th May 2015
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(since July 2024)6 Former APPG memberships
Air Pollution, Domestic Violence, Eritrea, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Short Lets Sector, Sport, Modern Slavery and Human RightsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
(32 debate interactions)
(29 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(375 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(59,505 words contributed)
Greenwich and Woolwich Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 111,468 signatures (0.38%)
of 59,430 signatures (0.26%)
of 121,532 signatures (0.18%)
of 111,468 signatures (0.38%)
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of 142,048 signatures (0.07%)
Latest EDMs signed by Matthew Pennycook
Campaign to secure the future of the Covid Memorial Wall
Tabled by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester Rusholme)That this House welcomes the creation of the Covid Memorial Wall on Albert Embankment by Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice; notes that this memorial now includes over 150,000 hand-painted hearts to symbolise all those who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic; praises the work of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for …
(Most recent: 21 Feb 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 92
Scottish National Party: 15
Liberal Democrat: 10
Independent: 9
Conservative: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Immigration
Tabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021 (S.I., 2021, No. 184), dated 23 February 2021, a copy of which was laid before this House on 25 February 2021, be annulled.
(Most recent: 26 Apr 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 40
Scottish National Party: 24
Liberal Democrat: 8
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Matthew Pennycook, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Matthew Pennycook has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Matthew Pennycook has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Matthew Pennycook has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
6 Bills co-sponsored by Matthew Pennycook
Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Registration) Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Karen Buck (Lab)
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
Sponsor - Karen Buck (Lab)
House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)
Short and Holiday-Let Accommodation (Notification of Local Authorities) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Karen Buck (Lab)
Workers' Rights (Maintenance of EU Standards) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Melanie Onn (Lab)
House of Lords Reform (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill 2015-16
Sponsor - Lord Hanson of Flint (Lab)