Appointed to the House of Lords in 1999, Lord Faulkner of Worcester was appointed a Lord in Waiting in the Whips' Office in June 2009. His responsibilities covered transport issues, Wales and climate change.
Following the General Election he has relinquished the post of Lord in Waiting, and has been appointed to the panel of members of the House of Lords who act as Deputy Chairmen of Committees
20 March 2009: Attended party at Charlbury station when Transport minister Andrew Adonis announced the start of work on the £50m project to redouble 20 miles of the Cotswold Line. With Lord Adonis is David Cameron [Vice President of the CLPG]
