About the House of Commons Sessional Papers
The Sessional Papers are also known generally as the Parliamentary Papers. Until 1969, the Sessional Papers were grouped and published as Bills (legislative drafts), Reports of Committees/Reports of Commissions, and Accounts and Papers (statistics, census data, etc.). Since 1969 the Sessional Papers have been published under Bills, House Papers, and Command Papers. The Sessional Papers will include census data, statistical information and abstracts, and correspondence from officials. For more explanation of the British Parliamentary Papers, including what Bills, Reports, and House Papers are, see the HCPP summary.
Command Papers are the collective name given to government publications presented to Parliament "by command of His/Her Majesty." They include treaties and international agreements, government policy initiatives, government consultation documents, and statistics and annual reports of some government bodies. To find them in the UCLA Library catalog searach under:
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Title: Sessional Papers
Call Number: J301.K6
- Sessional Papers — House of CommonsMicrofilm (yrs. 1756-1800); Microprint (yrs.1801-1950); Print (yrs. 1934-1987); Microfiche (yrs.1987- )
- Collection of British parliamentary bills, 1774-1818SRLF Special Collections
- C19: Nineteenth Century Index This link opens in a new window
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Includes House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (19th c.), as well as nineteenth century books, periodicals, newspapers, and archives related to Great Britain and the United States.
- The Irish University Press series of British parliamentary papers (19th c.)The Irish University Press published a one thousand volume series of reprinted parliamentary papers from 1801 to 1900 on topics ranging from Colonies to Emigration to the Slave Trade.
- Official Documents [electronic resource]/ The Stationery Office, 2005 to PresentCommand Papers and House of Commons Papers available in PDF format, May 2005 to present, from The Stationary Office, UK's largest publisher.
Research Library Holdings by Format
| Years | Format | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1756–1800 | microfilm | SRLF |
| 1801–1900 | digital | HCPP |
| 1801–1950 | microprint | Research Library A-Level Service Desk |
| 1934–1987 | Research Library J301.K6 | |
| 1987–present | microfiche | SRLF |
| 2005–present | The Stationary Office |