Oxford LibGuides: Official Papers for Criminology & Socio-Legal Studies: Parliamentary publications 2000-

Hansard

Hansard since 1909 is the true vertabtim report of debates/speeches in Parliament. There are two distinct sets, the Common and Lords debates. Until Hansard debates were not recorded in a formal way. Individual accounts exist but no formal debates were printed.

Since 1909 — and for important votes before then — Hansard has listed how members have voted in divisions.

For advice on column numbering, series and citation see the 'Official Report (Hansard) Factsheet'

Current debates : UK Parliament website
House of Commons 1988-
House of Lords 1995/1996-
Hansard 1803-2005 (Millbank systems)
This site is generated from information from Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. Information presented here is generated from the publicly available XML files. Material on this site remains under Parliamentary Copyright. Within these copyright constraints, you are encouraged to use and to explore the information provided.
Hansard 1800-2009 : U.K. Parliamentary Papers database
University members will need to login for remote access. On the initial search interface select 'Search for debates' which is underneath the main search box. This will limit you to searching the debates collection.
Records of early debates: U.K. Parliamentary Papers database
University members will need to login for remote access.
Parliamentary Register 1774-1780
Parliamentary Register 1780-1796
Parliamentary Register 1796-1802
Parliamentary Register 1802-1805
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
1660-1743
The History and Proceedings of the House of Lords 1660-1742
Cobbett's Parliamentary History
Freely available. Oxford Digital Library
The inital project will see the digitisation of all 36 volumes of Cobbett's Parliamentary History, (a major source for eighteenth century historians), providing online access to it initially as a stand alone database.
Cobbett's parliamentary history of England, from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the year 1803
Internet Archive hosted by Cornell University

Parliamentary resources

Crime, Civil Law, Justice and Rights
Topic heading at the UK Parliament website. Links to relevant publications and news.
Asylum, immigration and nationality
Topic heading at UK Parliament website. Links to relevant publications and news.
Home Affairs Committee
Links to news, publications and inquiries. Publications archived from 1997/1998
Justice Committee
Links to news, publications and inquiries. Publications archived from 1997/1998

Parliamentary news

You can have RSS feeds to alert you to new publications and news on a variety of relevant topics. Shown here: Public Order Offences

Useful links

A-Z list of central Government departments
Lists central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies from GOV.UK
Data.gov.uk
Access to Government data
House of Commons biographies
Dods Parliamentary Communications compile these biographies of current MPs using official sources including Hansards for both Houses, the Order Paper, the Lords Minute, the Register of Members' Interests and the Weekly Information Bulletin. Updated in KnowUK on a monthly basis, the information is continually vetted from these sources, and checked with the subjects themselves on a regular basis.
Legislation.Gov.UK
Enacted and revised legislation of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
No.10 Downing Street
Here you can find an outline of Government policy in key areas, departmental structure charts, press briefings, speeches, transcripts, statements and articles.
TSO Official Documents
From May 2005 onwards, many Command Papers and House of Commons Papers, as well as key departmental papers, are available for free on the site in PDF format. Browse by year and search by subject, title.