Q. How do I reference a House of Commons report, debate or paper?

There are a number of different Parliamentary record formats listed on the Cite Them Right website - browse to Category Legal - Official records of Parliament for your chosen referencing style. 

Links to Harvard guidance include:

• Hansard ('record of debate, speeches, oral and written answers/statements and Westminster Hall discussions' - available to search online)
• House of Commons and House of Lords papers - these include author, date, title, a paper number in brackets, finishing with place and publisher, OR URL/date of access if online. See also Publications and records on the UK Parliament website.
• House of Commons Library reports - again, these include author, date, title, series title and report number in brackets, then place/publisher OR URL/date of access if online. See also House of Commons Library website.

Example House of Commons committee paper:

Parliament. House of Commons. (2023) Policing Priorities: fifth report of Session 2022-23 (HC 635). Available at: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmhaff/635/report.html (Accessed: 25 January 2024).