ʃiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv bˈækbɛntʃ tˈʊɹɹɪzəm kəmˈɪɾi ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sᵻlˈɛkt kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, sˈaɪəns ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹts.
She was a member of the Conservative backbench tourism committee until 1990, and a member of the Select Committee on Education, Science and the Arts.