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  3. HANSARD
  4. In 1829, 'Parliamentary Debates' became 'Hansard's
  5. Parliamentary Debates', and from that time onwards the 
  6. name Hansard has been synonymous with parliamentary 
  7. reporting.
  8.  
  9. Hansard's publication (it had several names) was initially 
  10. a private venture complied primarily from newspaper 
  11. reports. In time, however, it became the official record of 
  12. Parliamentary proceedings, and was taken over by the two 
  13. 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.