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
13 October 2013: Lord Faulkner of Worcester, President of the Heritage Railway Association presented two Heritage Railway Association Publication and Media awards to Lincolnshire Wolds Railway for the most improved magazine and timetable leaflet. The railway runs on a line that used to be part of the Great Northern route from Boston to Grimsby until it was closed in 1980. Read report here
