Hansard is not a verbatim transcript; rather, it is a full report in the first person in which the member's words are used.
However, obvious mistakes are corrected and redundancies and needless repetition are removed.
Clarity is provided, while ambiguity and elegant variation are avoided..
Reporters use either a computer-aided transcription shorthand machine that translates directly into the written word, or dictate from the audio recording creating text using voice recognition technology.
Shorthand reporters are capable of writing between 180 and 200 words a minute..
Hansard is the written record of proceedings and debates in Parliament, similar to a transcript.
It is not a strictly verbatim record, but rather a verified and accurate record.
Repetitions and redundancies may be omitted and obvious mistakes corrected..
Hansard is the traditional name of the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries.
It is named after Thomas Curson Hansard (1776–1833), a London printer and publisher, who was the first official printer to the Parliament at Westminster..
Hansard is the written record of proceedings and debates in Parliament, similar to a transcript.
It is not a strictly verbatim record, but rather a verified and accurate record.
Repetitions and redundancies may be omitted and obvious mistakes corrected..
Hansard reporters, who are highly trained, take 10‐minute turns to record the debates and proceedings of Parliament, using machine short‐ hand, written shorthand or audio transcription.
Most Hansard reporters use a stenograph machine..
Hansard, the official report of the debates of both houses of the British Parliament.
The name and publication format were subsequently adopted by other Commonwealth countries.
It is so called after the Hansards, a family of printers who began working with Parliament in the late 18th century..
Hansard (Reporting Services) is also responsible for broadcasting parliamentary proceedings.
Proceedings are broadcast throughout the parliamentary precinct, to ministerial offices and via web streaming and are available through the Watch and Listen page on this website.
Some committee hearings are also broadcast..
Hansard, the official report of the debates of both houses of the British Parliament.
The name and publication format were subsequently adopted by other Commonwealth countries.
It is so called after the Hansards, a family of printers who began working with Parliament in the late 18th century..
Transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and many Commonwealth countries
