| Member | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 01/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on Legal Affairs JURI | 01/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 08/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Member | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 14/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Member | Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean | 14/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Delegation for relations with Palestine | 14/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| Member | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament SD | 01/07/2014 | present | European Parliament |
| United Kingdom GB | 01/07/2014 | present | Labour Party | |
| Member | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 19/01/2012 | 30/06/2014 | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 19/01/2012 | 30/06/2014 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Legal Affairs JURI | 19/01/2012 | 30/06/2014 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Delegation for relations with Canada | 16/09/2009 | 30/06/2014 | European Parliament |
| Member | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament SD | 14/07/2009 | 30/06/2014 | European Parliament |
| United Kingdom GB | 14/07/2009 | 30/06/2014 | Labour Party | |
| Member | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 16/07/2009 | 18/01/2012 | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 16/07/2009 | 18/01/2012 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Legal Affairs JURI | 20/09/2010 | 18/01/2012 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Regional Development REGI | 16/07/2009 | 19/09/2010 | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ITRE | 31/01/2007 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 31/01/2007 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 31/01/2007 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Member | Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee | 15/09/2004 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee | 15/09/2004 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly | 15/09/2004 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| Member | Socialist Group in the European Parliament PSE | 20/07/2004 | 13/07/2009 | European Parliament |
| United Kingdom GB | 20/07/2004 | 13/07/2009 | Labour Party | |
| Member | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ENVI | 15/01/2007 | 30/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 15/01/2007 | 30/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 15/01/2007 | 30/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety ENVI | 21/07/2004 | 14/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM | 21/07/2004 | 14/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Culture and Education CULT | 21/07/2004 | 14/01/2007 | European Parliament |
| Member | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON | 17/01/2002 | 19/07/2004 | European Parliament |
| Member | Group of the Party of European Socialists PSE | 17/02/2000 | 19/07/2004 | European Parliament |
| United Kingdom GB | 17/02/2000 | 19/07/2004 | Labour Party | |
| Member | Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee | 07/02/2002 | 30/04/2004 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee | 07/02/2002 | 30/04/2004 | European Parliament |
| Substitute | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL | 01/03/2000 | 14/01/2002 | European Parliament |
| Member | Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee | 11/04/2000 | 14/01/2002 | European Parliament |