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
9 August 2010: Along with members of Malvern Town Council and local historians I walked through "the Worm" to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Great Malvern train station. The tunnel, which closed about 25 years ago, led first-class passengers from platform two of the station to the former Imperial Hotel, now Malvern St James School, to avoid the rain. Read full story
