Hansard

Hansard

(not part of original row)
other names	UK Parliament transcripts, House of Commons, House of Lords
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	No consensus, unclear, or additional considerations apply

As a transcript of parliament proceedings in the United Kingdom, Hansard is a primary source and its statements should be attributed to whoever made them. Hansard is considered generally reliable for the British parliamentary proceedings and British government statements. It is not considered reliable as a secondary source as it merely contains the personal opinions of whoever is speaking in Parliament that day, and is subject to Parliamentary privilege. Hansard is not a word-for-word transcript and may omit repetitions and redundancies.

Prior discussions

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• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 63#Hansard: a reliable source? A primary source?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 70#Use of Hansard
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 135#Is Hansard the UK parliaments minutes a reliable source?
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 265#House of Lords member statement about MEK targets (People's Mujahedin of Iran)

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Hansard (UK Parliament transcripts, House of Commons, House of Lords)		1 2 3 4	2019	As a transcript of parliament proceedings in the United Kingdom, Hansard is a primary source and its statements should be attributed to whoever made them. Hansard is considered generally reliable for the British parliamentary proceedings and British government statements. It is not considered reliable as a secondary source as it merely contains the personal opinions of whoever is speaking in Parliament that day, and is subject to Parliamentary privilege. Hansard is not a word-for-word transcript and may omit repetitions and redundancies.	1   2   3   4   5   6