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CS1-family citation template for parliamentary debate records. Hansard is the conventional name for the official verbatim transcripts of debates in Westminster-derived parliaments (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India and many others).
Usage
{{cite hansard
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Parameters
title- Debate subject, rendered in quotes. Strongly recommended; without it the citation cannot be told apart from other entries on the same date.
jurisdiction- Parliament, e.g. "UK Parliament", "Parliament of Australia", "Parliament of India", "Parliament of South Africa".
house- Chamber, e.g. "House of Commons", "House of Lords", "Senate", "Lok Sabha", "Rajya Sabha".
date- Sitting date.
volorvolume- Volume number of the bound Hansard series.
colorcolumn- Column number. Hansard paginates by column, not by page.
speaker- Member speaking, if citing a specific intervention. Format as the member would be named in the record, e.g. "Crispin Blunt MP", "Senator Smith".
url- Link to the online Hansard entry, where available.
access-dateoraccessdate- Date the URL was last verified.
When to use
- Citing a minister's statement on drug policy, eradication operations or treaty obligations.
- Citing parliamentary committee evidence on cannabis or narcotics enforcement.
- Citing debates on the passage of drug-related legislation, in tandem with
{{cite act}}for the statute itself.
Prefer Hansard over secondary reporting where the primary record is available. A minister's actual words in the chamber are more authoritative than a newspaper paraphrase.
Examples
{{cite hansard|title=Cannabis Regulation|jurisdiction=UK Parliament|house=House of Commons|date=14 March 2018|vol=637|col=921}}
"Cannabis Regulation". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). UK Parliament: House of Commons. 14 March 2018. Vol. 637, col. 921.
{{cite hansard|title=Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill, Second Reading|jurisdiction=Parliament of New Zealand|house=House of Representatives|date=22 June 2020|speaker=Hon. Andrew Little|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/}}
"[Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill, Second Reading]". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of New Zealand: House of Representatives. 22 June 2020. Hon. Andrew Little.
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