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
In the 8 November 2012 issue of "The House" magazine I revisit the "Coupon" Election of 1918, the last time a Coalition Government has faced the voters as a single entity.
"We shall not know for sure until 2015 whether Disraeli’s assertion that
“England does not love coalitions” holds good in the 21st century...."