Delegation. In addition she sat as a member of the Environment Committee. She was elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative delegation of MEPs in 2013, and was re-elected annually until 2019. In 2013, she argued against the Conservative Party having an electoral pact with UK Independence Party. 2014 European election Foster topped the ballot of the North West Candidates list for the 2014 European Parliament election. The Conservatives retained two MEPs - Foster and Sajjad Karim. Following the election she was re-appointed as a Transport Spokesman, specialising in the aviation and aerospace sectors as before and was also the Spokesman on Tourism. She was the draftsman of the groundbreaking 'Report on the Safe Use of RPAS' (drones) in the civil sector. She remained on the Environment Committee. She continued to work on aviation security issues with American authorities and other countries around the globe. She was re-elected as a Vice-President of both the Sky & Space and Animal Welfare Parliamentary Intergroups. She remained a Member of the EU/US Parliamentary Delegation and was elected Vice-President of the Australia/New Zealand Delegation with the focus on securing future trade deals. She was regularly invited to address aviation/aerospace conferences, such as the Royal Aeronautical Society (drones & emissions trading), as well as being regularly called upon by the media and other organisations for political comment on all aspects of both sectors. She is a member of the RAeS as well as the European Aviation Club. Foster did not contest the 2019 European Election and fully supports the UK position on Brexit. As an MEP Foster was also the Spokesman on Maritime Affairs and served as a Director and Board Member of Mersey Maritime Ltd. from 2016 to June 2019. (Unpaid) She was appointed President of the North West Conservative Clubs in 2010. Foster sits as a Senior Advisor on the Drone Delivery Group.(Unpaid) Foster was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours. House of Lords Foster was introduced in to the House of Lords on the 9th February 2021. She has spoken out on the devastating impact of Covid on the Aviation and Tourism and hospitality sectors and cover up by the Chinese Authorities on its source. In addition, she vehemently opposed the introduction of vaccine passports along with other restrictions such as keeping children out of school, lockdowns in general and mandatory vaccinations for