wˈʌns ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt, hˈɪks mˌeɪd hɜː mˈeɪdən spˈiːtʃ ˌɔn wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz dᵻbˈeɪt ˌɔn ɐn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm bˈɪl.
Once a Member of Parliament, Hicks made her maiden speech on 1 December 1987, during a House of Commons debate on an Education Reform Bill.