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Matthew Pennycook

Labour - Greenwich and Woolwich

First elected: 7th May 2015

Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

(since July 2024)

Matthew Pennycook is not a member of any APPGs
6 Former APPG memberships
Air Pollution, Domestic Violence, Eritrea, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Short Lets Sector, Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights
Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
6th Jul 2024 - 9th Jul 2024
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
4th Dec 2021 - 30th May 2024
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
10th Jan 2024 - 30th Jan 2024
Renters (Reform) Bill
8th Nov 2023 - 28th Nov 2023
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
23rd Nov 2022 - 29th Nov 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
15th Jun 2022 - 20th Oct 2022
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
10th Apr 2020 - 4th Dec 2021
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill
9th Nov 2021 - 25th Nov 2021
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2nd Mar 2020 - 11th May 2020
Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
9th Oct 2016 - 25th Sep 2019
Energy and Climate Change Committee
8th Jul 2015 - 17th Oct 2016


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Matthew Pennycook has voted in 5 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
Matthew Pennycook has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Matthew Pennycook

23rd September 2021
Matthew Pennycook signed this EDM on Wednesday 3rd November 2021

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 …
139 signatures
(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
24th March 2021
Matthew Pennycook signed this EDM on Monday 19th April 2021

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.
82 signatures
(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
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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 asked any Written Questions in the current parliament