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Leeds Harvard: Hansard

Reference examples

Hansard Name of House abbreviated (ie HC or HL) Deb. vol. number col. number(s), date.

Hansard is published by The Stationery Office whose headquarters are based in London. Before 1963 the Stationery Office was referred to as HMSO. 

Example:

Hansard HC Deb. vol.492 cols.25-6, 5 May 2009.

Online Hansard

If you are referencing Hansard you found online, this should be indicated in the reference.

Hansard Name of House abbreviated (ie HC or HL) Deb. vol. number col. number(s), date. [Online]. [Date accessed]. Available from: URL

Example:

Hansard HC Deb. vol.621 cols.218-9, 7 February 2017. [Online]. [Accessed 14 May 2018]. Available from: https://www.parliament.uk/

Written statements

If you are referencing a written statement or written question, replace the column number with the WS or WQ number.

Citation examples

Hansard

The in-text citation format is: Hansard Name of House abbreviated (i.e. HC or HL) Deb., date
 

Example:

(Hansard HC Deb., 19 January 2017)

Common issues

When you're referencing with Leeds Harvard you may come across issues with missing details, multiple authors, edited books, references to another author's work or online items, to name a few. Here are some tips on how to deal with some common issues when using Leeds Harvard.

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