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
The Prime Minister has appointed Lord Faulkner, James Smith and Simon Linnett as Trustees to the Board of the National Museum of Science and Industry for a period of four years from 5 January 2011.
NMSI holds the national collections of science, technology, medicine, transport and media comprising: Science Museum, London; National Railway Museum, York; National Media Museum, Bradford; Locomotion, Shildon.