Hansard

Hansard is an edited record of what was said in Parliament. It also includes votes, written ministerial statements and written answers to parliamentary questions. The report is published daily covering the preceding day, and is followed by weekly and final versions.

Transcribing and publishing

Members’ words are recorded by Hansard reporters and then edited to remove repetitions and obvious mistakes but without taking away from the meaning. The report is then published the next day in printed and online formats (or the following Monday for meetings on a Friday). The Commons and Lords have separate reports.

The text of Daily Debates in the Commons and Lords is published the following morning in hard copy at 7.30am and online by 8am. Weekly and bound final versions follow, proofread to eliminate any errors that may have occurred in the original.