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Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

Lords Select Committee

The Science and Technology Committee is appointed to consider science and technology. It does this principally through undertaking inquiries.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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2nd Report - The neglected pollutants: the effects of artificial light and noise on human health
Inquiry The effects of artificial light and noise on human health
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1st Report - “Science and technology superpower”: more than a slogan?
Inquiry Delivering a UK science and technology strategy
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Response to this report
Government response to “Science and technology superpower”: more than a slogan?
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2nd Report - Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality? - The potential contribution of nature-based solutions to net zero in the UK
Inquiry Nature-based solutions for climate change
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Government response to Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality? - The potential contribution of nature-based solutions to net zero in the UK report
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 September 2023
Inquiry Long-duration energy storage
Witnesses B9 Energy Storage Ltd, io consulting, and Invinity Energy Systems
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19 September 2023
Inquiry Long-duration energy storage
Witnesses Arup, Thermal Storage UK, and Faraday Institution
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12 September 2023
Inquiry Long-duration energy storage
Witnesses The Royal Society
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Written evidence

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (ALN0094)
Inquiry The effects of artificial light and noise on human health
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Institute of Acoustics (ALN0093)
Inquiry The effects of artificial light and noise on human health
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Professor Anna Hansell (Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at University of Leicester, Director, Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability at University of Leicester, and Director, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at University of Leicester) (ALN0092)
Inquiry The effects of artificial light and noise on human health
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
39 published
Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
51 published
Older evidence
Written evidence and oral evidence transcripts transferred from our archive website.
67 published
Other documents
Other documents connected to the committee's work.
4 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

  • Email: hlscience@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5750 (committee staff) | 020 7219 1692 (Press Officer)
  • Address: Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW