Matthew Pennycook MP: votes, interests and costs
Matthew Pennycook represents Greenwich and Woolwich in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 7 May 2015. Current post: Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government), held since 20 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Matthew Pennycook, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 20 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 July 2024 | 20 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 6 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 4 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Department for Business and Trade | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) | Department for Exiting the European Union | 9 October 2016 | 25 September 2019 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Infrastructure Bill | 24 April 2025 | 22 May 2025 |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 16 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill | 10 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 |
| Renters (Reform) Bill | 8 November 2023 | 28 November 2023 |
| Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] | 23 November 2022 | 29 November 2022 |
| Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill | 15 June 2022 | 20 October 2022 |
| Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 25 November 2021 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 2 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| Energy and Climate Change Committee | 8 July 2015 | 17 October 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e8840275e063.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Matthew Pennycook when read on 28 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £200,902 for Matthew Pennycook in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. The figure for 2023-24 was £215,893. IPSA lists office spending of £10,403 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £200,902.07 | £215,893.08 | £207,199.32 |
| Office costs: spent | £10,402.52 | £8,351.83 | £9,383.03 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £99.39 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £5,344.08 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Greenwich and Woolwich BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×2 (fixed term full time), Chief of Staff (fixed term full time), Senior Policy Researcher (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Matthew Pennycook voted in the House of Commons: 538 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 52 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Matthew Pennycook voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Matthew Pennycook since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 18,366 for Matthew Pennycook in Greenwich and Woolwich in July 2024, from 23,999 votes on a turnout of 58.5%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Greenwich and Woolwich figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.