Matthew Pennycook
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Greenwich and Woolwich · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Government Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Government department
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich and Woolwich | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Greenwich and Woolwich | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Government | 9 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Government | 6 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 4 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) | Opposition | 9 October 2016 | 25 September 2019 |
Voting participation
joint 116th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 197 | 83.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 280 | 87.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 161 | 80.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 213 | 83.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 206 | 82.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 216 | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 190 | 141 | 74.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 870 | 81.5% |
| 59th | 631 | 546 | 86.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 337th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 511 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 748 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 580 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 272 | 54 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 313 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 67 | 38 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 39 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Housing Bill [Lords] | Member | 22 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
7 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
7th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2015
- – Became MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
- – Joined Labour
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
2019
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union)
2020
- – Joined Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Became MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
2026
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Social Housing Bill [Lords]
Constituency: Greenwich and Woolwich
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.