HANSARD
In 1829, 'Parliamentary Debates' became 'Hansard's
Parliamentary Debates', and from that time onwards the 
name Hansard has been synonymous with parliamentary 
reporting.

Hansard's publication (it had several names) was initially 
a private venture complied primarily from newspaper 
reports. In time, however, it became the official record of 
Parliamentary proceedings, and was taken over by the two 
Houses of Parliament in 1909. Today, Hansard's shorthand reporters work in shifts in both houses, and although they do not claim to be 100% accurate, the publication is renowned as a faithful transcription of parliamentary business.