Matthew Pennycook
Labour - Greenwich and Woolwich
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
(since April 2020)Debate information
Sparring Partners
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative) Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (16 debate interactions) View debates with Kwasi Kwarteng Steve Barclay (Conservative) Chief Secretary to the Treasury (13 debate interactions) View debates with Steve Barclay John Bercow (Speaker) (12 debate interactions) View debates with John Bercow View All MP Sparring PartnersDepartment Debates
Department for Exiting the European Union (100 debate contributions) View Department for Exiting the European Union debatesAttorney General (26 debate contributions) View Attorney General debates
Ministry of Justice (18 debate contributions) View Ministry of Justice debates
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Legislation Debates
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill (18,404 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - Government Bill debatesEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill (3,316 words contributed) View European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Greenwich and Woolwich Petitions
Highest Greenwich and Woolwich signature proportion
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 528 of 17,656 (2.99%) |
Protect leaseholders from paying for cladding remedial works Gov Responded - 24 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 802 of 31,038 (2.58%) |
Free leaseholders trapped in new build properties by post-Grenfell EWS1 form Gov Responded - 16 Sep 2020 |
| Open | 544 of 26,334 (2.07%) |
Remove guidance and funding for temporary traffic measures that cause congestion Gov Responded - 27 Oct 2020 |
| Open | 254 of 13,860 (1.83%) |
Automatically grant indefinite leave to remain for parents of British citizens Gov Responded - 15 Jul 2020 |
| Open | 413 of 28,733 (1.44%) |
Include Sickle Cell Anemia in the List of Illnesses Eligible for a MedEx Card Gov Responded - 8 Sep 2020 |
Most Greenwich and Woolwich signatures
| Status | Signatures | Title |
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| Open | 2,961 of 220,555 (1.34%) |
Implement sanctions against the Nigerian Government and officials Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 2,565 of 1,103,488 (0.23%) |
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020 |
| Open | 1,604 of 615,261 (0.26%) |
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020 |
| Open | 1,526 of 170,736 (0.89%) |
Scrap removal of free transport for under-18s from TfL bailout Gov Responded - 10 Aug 2020 |
| Open | 1,005 of 268,602 (0.37%) |
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum Gov Responded - 30 Jul 2020 |
| Current Signatures | Final Signatures | Title | Petition Deadline |
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106,128 Petition Closed |
Give UK nurseries emergency funding if they have to close down amid COVID-19 Gov Responded - 14 Apr 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
18 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 2 weeks ago |
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If nurseries are shut down in view of Covid-19, the Government should set up an emergency fund to ensure their survival and ensure that parents are not charged the full fee by the nurseries to keep children's places. |
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18,137 Petition Closed |
Provide financial support to performers and creators during the COVID-19 crisis Gov Responded - 22 Jul 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
19 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 2 weeks ago |
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The prospect of widespread cancellations of concerts, theatre productions and exhibitions due to COVID-19 threatens to cause huge financial hardship for Britain's creative community. We ask Parliament to provide a package of emergency financial and practical support during this unpredictable time. |
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26,106 Petition Closed |
Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR Gov Responded - 29 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
8 Oct 2020 closed 1 month, 3 weeks ago |
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The cash grants proposed by Government are only for businesses in receipt of the Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Relief, or for particular sectors. Many small businesses fall outside these reliefs desperately need cash grants and support now. |
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154,814 Petition Closed |
Government to offer economic assistance to the events industry during COVID-19 Gov Responded - 27 Mar 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
12 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 3 weeks ago |
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For the UK government to provide economic assistance to businesses and staff employed in the events industry, who are suffering unforeseen financial challenges that could have a profound effect on hundreds of thousands of people employed in the sector. |
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11,220 Petition Closed |
Make nurseries exempt from business rates to support the childcare sector Gov Responded - 2 Apr 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
5 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 4 weeks ago |
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After owning nurseries for 29 years I have never experienced such damaging times for the sector with rising costs not being met by the funding rates available. Business Rates are a large drain on the sector and can mean the difference between nurseries being able to stay open and having to close. |
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179,645 c. 889 added daily |
191,492 (Estimated) |
Offer more support to the arts (particularly Theatres and Music) amidst COVID-19 Sign this petition Gov Responded - 20 Jul 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
15 Dec 2020 closes in 1 week, 5 days |
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As we pass the COVID-19 Peak, the Government should: State where the Theatres and Arts fit in the Coronavrius recovery Roadmap, Create a tailor made financial support mechanism for the Arts sector & Clarify how Social Distancing will affect arts spaces like Theatres and Concert Venues. |
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103,040 Petition Closed |
Support the British aviation industry during the COVID-19 outbreak Gov Responded - 7 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
20 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 1 week ago |
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As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak there are travel bans imposed by many countries, there is a disastrous potential impact on our Aviation Industry. Without the Government’s help there could be an unprecedented crisis, with thousands of jobs under threat. |
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10,780 Petition Closed |
Business Rate Relief to be extended to all small businesses in healthcare. Gov Responded - 5 Jun 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
24 Oct 2020 closed 1 month, 1 week ago |
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To extend the business rate relief to all dental practices and medical and aesthetics clinics and any small business that’s in healthcare |
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135,479 Petition Closed |
Provide financial help to zoos, aquariums, & rescue centres during the pandemic. Gov Responded - 28 Jul 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Matthew Pennycook's petition debate contributions |
30 Oct 2020 closed 1 month ago |
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Zoos, aquariums, and similar organisations across the country carry out all sorts of conservation work, animal rescue, and public education. At the start of the season most rely on visitors (who now won't come) to cover annual costs, yet those costs do not stop while they are closed. They need help. |
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Most recent EDMs signed by Matthew Pennycook
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21 Jul 2020 |
Matthew Pennycook signed this EDM on Wednesday 22nd July 2020Town and Country PlanningTabled by: Keir Starmer (Labour - Holborn and St Pancras)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 632), dated 23 June 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24 June 2020, be annulled. |
55 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 43 Liberal Democrat: 9 Conservative: 1 Plaid Cymru: 1 Green Party: 1 |
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4 Jun 2020 |
Matthew Pennycook signed this EDM on Thursday 11th June 2020Legal Aid and AdviceTabled by: David Lammy (Labour - Tottenham)That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 515), dated 15 May 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 18 May 2020, be annulled. |
134 signatures (Most recent: 28 Sep 2020) Signatures by party: Labour: 113 Liberal Democrat: 8 Scottish National Party: 6 Plaid Cymru: 3 Independent: 2 Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2 Green Party: 1 Democratic Unionist Party: 1 |
Commons initiatives
2 Urgent Questions tabled by Matthew Pennycook
| Date | Forum | Title |
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| 22 Mar 2019 | Commons Chamber | European Council: Article 50 Extension |
| 7 Nov 2017 | Commons Chamber | Exiting the EU: Sectoral Analysis |
Matthew Pennycook has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting
Matthew Pennycook has not introduced any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting
2 Bills supported by Matthew Pennycook
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Karen Buck (LAB)
House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - David Hanson (LAB)