eResource of the month: UK Parliamentary Papers

The UK Parliamentary Papers collection from Proquest is an interdisciplinary resource that encompasses nearly every aspect of life in the life in the United Kingdom, British Empire, and The Commonwealth from 1695 to the present day. As Proquest state, these Papers ‘constitute a major part of the world’s historical record’ and can be used by researchers in many subjects, in particular law, politics, history, economics, education, health, and science. The content includes Hansard debates (speeches and reports in Parliament) from 1803-2005; all Bills and Acts and Acts of Parliament 1695-2022; and House of Commons papers 1715-2022. You can see the detailed gathering of evidence for Royal Commissions and select committees, command papers (1715-2022), petitions to Parliament, proposals for legislation, the debates in the Commons and the Lords outlining different political, economic and philosophical perspectives on issues, the laws passed, and subsequent amendments. There are biographies of MPs (up to 2005), the public offices they held, and their contributions to debates.

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