Special Collections: Parliamentary Papers

The library holds a large collection of Parliamentary Papers organised into the following batches:

Census, 1801-1991

Hansard, 1066-1981 (disposed of - except for volumes that are online)

House Of Commons Committee Reports, 1803-1804 - Numerical 1-15 plus 4 volumes

House Of Commons Papers, 1881-1893

House Of Commons Votes & Proceedings, 1695-1879

House of Lords Journals, 1513-1989

House Of Lords Papers, 1946-1999

Boxed House Of Lords Papers, 1884-1936

Parliamentary Papers - Dewey sequence (standard and oversize)

19th Century Parliamentary Papers - 1818-1892

Boxed Parliamentary Papers, 1834-1861

Parliamentary Education Committee Reports

Public Acts

18th Century Sessional Papers - Numerical 1-145

Standing Committee minutes, 1946-1994

Many Parliamentary Papers are available online - see Parliamentary Papers Online guide kept in the Search Room. The library subscribes to the Public Information Online database http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200062/libraries/110/online_reference_library/9, which includes the following content:

House of Commons Papers - House of Commons Papers 2006 onwards

House of Commons Bills - House of Commons Bills 2006 onwards

House of Commons Explanatory Notes - House of Commons Explanatory Notes 2006 onwards

House of Lords Papers - House of Lords Papers 1983 onwards

House of Lords Bills and Amendments - House of Lords Bills and Amendments 2006 onwards

House of Lords Explanatory Notes - House of Lords Explanatory Notes 2006 onwards

Command Papers - Command Papers 2006 onwards

Public Bill and General Committee Debates - Public Bill and General Committee Debates 2006 onwards

Public General Acts - Public General Acts 1988 onwards

Act Explanatory Notes - Act Explanatory Notes 1999 onwards

HOC Daily Hansards - HOC Daily Hansards 2008 onwards

HOL Daily Hansards - HOL Daily Hansards 2008 onwards

HOC Weekly Information Bulletins CEASED - HOC Weekly Information Bulletins CEASED 2008 onwards

Votes and Proceedings - Votes and Proceedings 2009 onwards

Local Acts - Local Acts 1991 onwards

Church Measures - Church Measures 1988 onwards

Unnumbered Act Papers - Unnumbered Act Papers 2014 onwards