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
12 January 2015: Announcement from Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Science Museum Group
Prime Minister reappoints 2 trustees to the Science Museum Group
Lord Faulkner of Worcester and Simon Linnett have been reappointed as Trustees of the Science Museum Group, for 4 years to 4 January 2019.
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.