Matthew Pennycook’s voting in Parliament

Matthew Pennycook is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Matthew Pennycook sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Matthew Pennycook generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Matthew Pennycook

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: Financial Services Industry 27 Apr 2017

  Last month, the Secretary of State confirmed to the Brexit Select Committee that exiting the European Union on World Trade Organisation terms would mean an end to passporting rights. Does the Minister agree that that would be catastrophic for our financial services sector and all those who work in it? If so, does he agree that no deal is not a viable option for the financial services sector?

• Exiting the European Union: Financial Services Industry 27 Apr 2017

  The latest draft EU negotiating guidelines discussed on Monday suggest that financial services will be separated from any agreement on our future trade deal. If the Government cannot secure the safety and certainty of the financial services sector as part of any future agreement, what is their back-up plan?

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Syria: Reconstruction 25 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on whether conditions should be attached to any future EU agreement to financially support the reconstruction of Syria.

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Profile

Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @mtpennycook

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Matthew Pennycook campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Department of Health
• Department for Exiting the European Union
• HM Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Part-time Employment: EU Law
• Energy: Meters
• Right to Buy Scheme
• Psychiatry: Greenwich and Woolwich
• Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) (since 9 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Nick Raynsford

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Energy BILL Committee (7 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Matthew Pennycook’s speeches
• Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 114 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Matthew Pennycook’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 34 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)