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The official report of the proceedings of the
British Parliament, named after Luke Hansard
(1752-1828), printer of the House of Commons
Journal from 1774. The first official reports
were published from 1803 by the political
journalist Cobbett who, during his
imprisonment 1810-12 sold the business to his
printer, Thomas Curson Hansard, son of Luke
Hansard. The publication of the debates
remained in the hands of the family until
1889, and is now the responsibility of the
Stationery Office. The name Hansard was
officially adopted 1943.