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Hansard

Hansard is the name of the official reports of the proceedings of the British Parliament. Hansard reports the texts of the proceedings of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords verbatim (word for word), except for minor editing to delete repetitions and to correct obvious errors. Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) publishes the reports daily when Parliament is in session and also issues weekly and periodic collections of reports. The full title is Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

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