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
7 February 2015: Joining Representative Liu of the Taipei Office in London, I was asked to speak at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new premises of the Taiwanese Hua Nan Bank in the City of London
