Matthew Pennycook Alert Sample


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Information between 23rd February 2026 - 15th March 2026

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Division Votes
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 286
23 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 361 Noes - 84
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 280
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 156 Noes - 273
23 Feb 2026 - Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 270 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 161 Noes - 272
24 Feb 2026 - Online Harm: Child Protection - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 69 Noes - 279
2 Mar 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410
10 Mar 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 308 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 311
10 Mar 2026 - Courts and Tribunals Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 10 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 203
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 173
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 300 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 321 Noes - 106
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 182
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 163
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 297 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 109
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 171
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 309 Noes - 181
9 Mar 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 304 Noes - 177
11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 161
11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 292
11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 279 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 283
11 Mar 2026 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Matthew Pennycook voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 286 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 292


Speeches
Matthew Pennycook speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Matthew Pennycook contributed 31 speeches (2,026 words)
Monday 23rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government



Matthew Pennycook mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Proposed New Town in Adlington, Cheshire
0 speeches (None words)
Tuesday 10th March 2026 - Petitions
Oral Answers to Questions
142 speeches (10,282 words)
Thursday 26th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Mentions:
1: Lisa Nandy (Lab - Wigan) Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook), and Sport England—they met recently to discuss - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - Free Leaseholders
CLR0246 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: Those were the words used by Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook in November 2024, when assessing the

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - Free Leaseholders
CLR0246 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: leasehold and commonhold reform more challenging”.1 Those were the words used by Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - WSP
CLR0205 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, despite a November 2024 promise by housing minister Matthew Pennycook

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - Miss Lilly Cullen
CLR0206 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: In November 2024, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said there would be a public consultation on setting

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - CLR0023 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: Additionally, I heard Matthew Pennycook tell a select committee that we are a small number of “niche”

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - Villa Maison Management Company Ltd
CLR0007 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: When in opposition Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, pushed hard to restrict

Thursday 12th March 2026
Written Evidence - Villa Maison Management Company Ltd
CLR0007 - Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: When in opposition Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, pushed hard to restrict

Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the Chairs of the HCLG and Treasury Select Committees dated 27 February 2026 following up oral evidence given on 10 February

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: information about the steps this government took in January to support local authorities that Matthew Pennycook

Tuesday 10th March 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-03-10 10:00:00+00:00

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: What discussions have you had with Ministers, particularly Matthew Pennycook, who has highlighted that

Tuesday 10th March 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-03-10 10:00:00+00:00

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: What discussions have you had with Ministers, particularly Matthew Pennycook, who has highlighted that

Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Oral Evidence - 2026-03-03 09:45:00+00:00

Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: Harry Scoffin: Correct, but Matthew Pennycook recognised that the 2024 Act was deficient in some ways—it

Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning to the Chair dated 12 February 2026 concerning the publication of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: Communities and Local Government Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Matthew Pennycook

Thursday 26th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Home Builders Federation to the Chair dated 20 January 2026 concerning development viability and build-out rates

Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Found: These challen ges were highlighted by the Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook in his 14 January 2025



Department Publications - News and Communications
Monday 9th March 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Called-in decision: Heath Business and Technical Park, Heath Road South, Runcorn, Cheshire (ref: 3352472 - 9 March 2026)
Document: (PDF)

Found: APPLICATION REF: 22/00569/OUT This decision was made by Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook

Thursday 5th March 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: New plan-making system: regulations come into force 25 March and content roadmap
Document: New plan-making system: regulations come into force 25 March and content roadmap (webpage)

Found: Minister of State for Housing and Planning Matthew Pennycook MP has signed into law the regulations to

Thursday 5th March 2026
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Government review launched into park homes commission charge
Document: Government review launched into park homes commission charge (webpage)

Found: Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said:  “Recognising the longstanding concerns among park home residents



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Mar. 06 2026
Planning Inspectorate
Source Page: New plan-making system: regulations and content roadmap
Document: New plan-making system: regulations and content roadmap (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, has signed into law the regulations

Mar. 05 2026
Planning Inspectorate
Source Page: New plan-making system: regulations come into force 25 March and content roadmap
Document: New plan-making system: regulations come into force 25 March and content roadmap (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Minister of State for Housing and Planning Matthew Pennycook MP has signed into law the regulations to

Feb. 24 2026
Homes England
Source Page: Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme
Document: Homes England opens bidding for ten year Social and Affordable Homes Programme (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Housing and Planning Minister, Matthew Pennycook said: Today marks an important milestone in the government