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Example reference formats for different source types

Hansard examples

Format: in text citation 
The then Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr Kenneth Baker, expressed his views quite clearly... (Name of House Abbreviated (i.e. HC or HL) Deb., Day Month Year of debate).

Format: reference 
Name of House abbreviated (i.e. HC or HL) Deb. (for Debates) (Date of debate) vol. number, col. number [online]. Available from: URL [Accessed date].

Example: in text citation 
The then Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr Kenneth Baker, expressed his views quite clearly... (HC Deb., 1 December 1987).

Example: reference 
HC Deb. (1 December 1987) vol. 123, col. 773 [online]. Available from: URL [Accessed 1 April 2019].