Hansard

Hansard,
the official reports of the proceedings of the Houses of Parliament, colloquially so called because they were for a long period compiled by Messrs Hansard . Luke Hansard ( 1752 – 1828 ) commenced printing the Journal of the House of Commons in 1774 . The name disappeared from the title-page of the Reports in 1892 , but was restored during the Second World War. The Reports were published by Reuter's Telegram Company in 1892 , Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1893 – 4 , and subsequently by a number of other firms in succession; they are now a regular publication of HM Stationery Office.