MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
“A highly loyal Labour MP with strong attendance who now shapes housing policy as a minister.”
Matthew Pennycook is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, first elected in 2015. He currently serves as Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (since July 2024) and has previously served as a shadow minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, reflecting a focus on housing, planning and local government.
He votes with Labour 100% of the time and has a high attendance rate (79%). He sits on the centre-left of the spectrum (43/100). In key policy votes he has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, and generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. His votes on VAT, transgender rights, asylum, trade union powers and prison sentencing have been mixed, and he has one notable rebel vote against his party on a 2018 National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity motion.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
14 positions
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Since Jul 2024
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Apr 2025 - May 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Renters (Reform) Bill
Nov 2023 - Nov 2023
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
