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HOW TO REFERENCE REPORTS OF PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

 

1. Hansard official report of a parliamentary debate

 

In-text citation

 

In your own writing, within brackets write ‘HC Deb.’ or ‘HL Deb.’ and in new brackets give the Parliamentary Session, then outside these brackets give the volume number, add a comma, then write ‘col.’ for the column number, and state the column number. Give an in-text citation within brackets with ‘HC’ for House of Commons or ‘HL’ for House of Lords then the date and page number if appropriate.

 

Example

Pattern hounded the Prime Minister (HC Deb. (2000-1) 203, col. 346) over international debt (HC 2001: 42).

 

Reference

 

Write House of Commons as your author as in your in-text citation then the date in brackets, followed by the title of the debate in italics. Then give the Parliamentary Session in brackets, then the volume number, a comma, then write ‘col.’ and give the column number.

 

Example

House of Commons (2001) Hansard: HC Deb. (2000-1) 203, col. 346

 

2. An official report of a parliamentary debate in a Standing Committee

 

In-text citation

 

In your own writing, within brakcts write the title of the debate and in new brackets give the Parliamentary Session, then outside these brackets give the volume number, add a comma, then write 'col.' for the column number, and state the column number. Add an in-text citation by writing 'Standing Committee'and then the date in brackets.

 

Example

The MPs had a heated debate (Securities Bill Debate (2004-5)10, col.71) over securities (Standing Committee 2004).
 

Reference

 

Write ‘Standing Committee’ as in your in-text citation then the date in brackets. Give the complete title of the debate in italics followed by a full stop. Give the title of the debate in italics followed by a full stop. Give the Parliamentary Session in brackets, then give the volume number, a comma, then write ‘col.’ and give the column number.

 

Example

Standing Committee (2004) Securities Bill Debate. (2004-5) 10, col. 71

© 2016 by Centre for Academic Writing and Coventry University

Based on Deane, M. (2006) Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Guide. Unpublished booklet. Coventry: Coventry University. Version 3.0.4. September 2016. Produced in collaboration with Ray Summers (Illustrations), edited by Catalina Neculai with the assistance of Lisa Ganobcsik- Williams and Erik Borg, and with input from the Coventry University Harvard Reference Style Working Party.

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