Hansard now online within 2½ hours

Improvements have been made to the availability of the official report of the proceedings of the House - Parliamentary Debates, also known as Hansard.

• A draft version of speeches made by members of Parliament, called the Draft Transcript, is now published to the Parliament website within 2½ hours of members’ speeches being delivered in the House.
• The final version (subject to minor correction) is now published to the Parliament website debate by debate. You no longer have to wait for the whole of the day’s proceedings to be ready for publishing. When the debate is published, the Draft Transcript of that debate is removed.

Originally published in paper form only, since 2003 Hansard has also been available on the Parliament website, making it much more accessible. You can find in Hansard all of the speeches given by members of Parliament in the House, including those during question time.

The blue-bound volume of Hansard is the only official report of the proceedings of the House. The content of each volume is also published on the website, replacing the Daily Debates.

To read the Draft Transcripts or the Hansard debates, go to the related links panel on this page. Each page offers a search function to help you find what you want.