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 November 2009: A visit to Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls to talk to members of the Sixth form about the work of the House of Lords. Sixth formers from King Edward’s Grammar School and Stratford High School were also present.
The talk was very pertinent in view of the possible further reform of the second chamber announced in the Queen’s Speech. Lord Faulkner also responded to the many and varied questions asked by students, giving the lie to the suggestions of political apathy amongst the young.
[contribution by Diana Gillespie, for the Stratford Herald]
20 November 2009: A visit to Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School for Girls to talk to members of the Sixth form about the work of the House of Lords. Sixth formers from King Edward’s Grammar School and Stratford High School were also present.
The talk was very pertinent in view of the possible further reform of the second chamber announced in the Queen’s Speech. Lord Faulkner also responded to the many and varied questions asked by students, giving the lie to the suggestions of political apathy amongst the young.
[contribution by Diana Gillespie, for the Stratford Herald]