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.

This is a selection of Matthew Pennycook’s votes.

• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2016–2018

We have lots more plain English analysis of Matthew Pennycook’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Matthew Pennycook’s full vote analysis page for more.

Matthew Pennycook has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 13 Jun 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Members: Correspondence 24 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 21 June 2018 of the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on Woolwich Barracks.

• Health and Social Care: Mistakes in Healthcare 24 Jul 2018

  In a recent report, Healthwatch Greenwich drew attention to the fact that many local GP practices are still wrongly refusing to register patients, often vulnerable ones, unless they have ID or proof of address. What more can the Minister do to ensure that each and every GP practice is following the Department’s guidance?

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Pre-school Education: Per Capita Costs 20 Jul 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding per child in maintained nursery schools.

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Profile

Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich

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

• Wikipedia page

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
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Part-time Employment: EU Law
• Energy: Meters
• Members: Correspondence
• Right to Buy Scheme
• Psychiatry: Greenwich and Woolwich

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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Matthew Pennycook’s speeches
• Has received answers to 55 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.
• Has voted in 82.33% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• 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 20–21 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 111 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Matthew Pennycook’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)