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As a member for a constituency with a strong connection with the railway industry, she has considerable expertise on transport matters and has been Chair of the House of Commons' Transport Select Committee since 1997; in this role she has been a thorn in the flesh of the government, and an attempt by the Government Whips to remove her from the Chair of the TSC after the 2001 General Election led to a revolt by back-bench members of Parliament, which led to her reinstatement.
She belongs to an experienced political dynasty. Her father, Morgan Philips , was General Secretary of the Labour Party, while her daughter, Tamsin Dunwoody-KneafseyTamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey (b. ca 1960) was elected to the Welsh Assembly in the election of 1 May 2003 to represent the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency for the Labour Party. She is the daughter of the veteran Labour Member of Parliament, Gwyneth Dunwood is a member of the National Assembly for WalesThe National Assembly for Wales (or NAW ( Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Government's plans for devolution.