Hansard
Sign in to savethumb|Hansard's title page in 1832 Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833), a London printer and publisher, who was the first official printer to the Parliament at Westminster.
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- Instance of
- genre
- Subclass of
- report
- Named after
- Thomas Curson Hansard
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- hansard.parliament.uk
- Image
- Hansard-1832.jpg
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- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- described at URL
- openparliament.ca
- facet of
- Commonwealth of Nations
- significant person
- William Cobbett
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16 sectionsContents
- Origins
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- House of Commons
- Translation
- Newfoundland
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Australia
- New Zealand
- List of assemblies using the system
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Hansard's title page in 1832 Hansard is the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries. It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833), a London printer and publisher, who was the first official printer to the Parliament at Westminster.
The UK's Hansard is not verbatim; it omits repetitions and redundancies and corrects obvious and grammatical mistakes, while attempting to maintain the meaning of all speeches. As MPs refer to each other by the name of their constituency, Hansard identifies MPs by name. Canada's Hansard is published in both English and French, noting the original language a member used.
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