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
7 October 2010: pictured with Representative Katharine Chang in the Gladstone Library at the National Liberal Club to celebrate the 99th Taiwanese National Day.
Representative Chang expressed gratitude to the British government and people for their kind assistance and friendship. “I would particularly like to thank the All-Party Parliamentary British-Taiwanese Group for its support,” she said.