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
2 December 2010: At the Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe, where I presented the illustrated portrait of Brunel to Lord Gladwyn, retiring President of the Museum.
This huge dramatic portrait of Brunel was painted in 1978 by Bryan Organ, Britain's top portrait artist.
"On behalf of President Lord Gladwyn, Patrons and Trustees of the Museum, I have great pleasure in welcoming the artist himself to The Tunnel Club: Mr Organ is here this evening.
The painting was commissioned by former British Railways Board Chairman, Sir Peter Parker, with whom I had the privilege of working at board headquarters. It originally hung in the Brunel Room at the Great Western Royal Hotel, Paddington.
During my time as chairman of the Railway Heritage Committee, we designated the painting - which by then was in the ownership of the British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd - as being of sufficient interest to warrant long-term preservation. This meant that it could not be disposed of or sold without the permission of the Committee. "