Fiona was elected MP for Slough in 1997 and has been re-elected at every subsequent election.

Fiona is currently Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.  She was the founder of the All-Parliamentary Group on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade, and is joint secretary of the All-Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking.

During the 1997-2010 Labour Government, Fiona served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chris Smith and as a Home Office Minister between June 2003 and May 2006.

Fiona has served as a member of the House of Commons Health Select Committee, the Children Schools and Families and Public Administration Select Committees.

Fiona has always made her constituents the centre of what she does in Parliament as well as in the constituency. She is currently working to improve the skills of people in Slough, leading a team of local businesses and training providers. The campaign she led against demand for prostitutes was one response to community concerns about prostitution. It led to the creation of an offence for men who pay for sex with women who have been subject to exploitation.

Fiona makes sure that everyone who provides services to people in Slough know what her constituents want. She regularly meets  the local Police commander, transport companies, leaders of  schools and hospitals and local government to raise the issues which people in Slough want to be resolved.

Before becoming an MP, Fiona worked for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and a private company. She was an inner London primary school teacher and a university lecturer. She has been a local Councillor in Wandsworth, where she was leader of the opposition and has served on a number of charitable and campaigning voluntary organisations.

When not working, Fiona enjoys walking in the countryside, cycling, talking with friends, reading books and going to the theatre, opera, museums and galleries.