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Every word in the chamber, about ten seconds after it is said.

Verbatim transcribes the House of Commons chamber live and names every speaker: the member, their party, their seat and the office they hold that day. Hansard publishes about three hours later. You have the words while they can still change what you do next.

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The live Commons page during Prime Minister’s Questions: the day’s business, the transcript with each member named, the member speaking now and who has spoken
Prime Minister’s Questions on 21 October 2026, as the live page showed it at 12:24.

In the product

01 · Screens from Verbatim

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    Who is speaking, and who has spoken

    The member on their feet now, and every member who has spoken in the business, grouped by party.

    Now speaking: Dr Ellie Chowns, at Prime Minister’s Questions. Who spoke in this business: eight members, by party
    Prime Minister’s Questions, 21 October 2026, 12:24.
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    Every contribution, named

    Each turn carries the member’s name, party and seat and the time it was said, with the Chair’s call above it.

    The Chair calls Alex McIntyre, Labour, Gloucester, at 12:04, and Andy Burnham, Labour Co-op, Makerfield, answers
    Prime Minister’s Questions, 21 October 2026, 12:24.
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    A card for any passage

    Share card turns a contribution into an image for a post or a slide: the words, the member, their party, the business and the date.

    A share card of Pam Cox, Labour, Colchester, at Prime Minister’s Questions on 21 October 2026, on endometriosis
    Prime Minister’s Questions, 21 October 2026, 12:24.
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    A summary when the business ends

    Each finished piece of business gets a headline, a short account and its key points, written from the transcript.

    The summary of Northern Ireland questions: a headline, a paragraph and the key points
    Northern Ireland questions, 21 October 2026.

How it works

02 · The steps

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    Live from the first word

    When the House sits, Verbatim transcribes the chamber's own broadcast, seconds behind the Dispatch Box.

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    Named, not labelled

    Each contribution is attributed to the member who made it, with their party, constituency and the office they held on the day. Not “the Minister”: the person.

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    Filed by business

    The sitting is split into its pieces of business, questions, statements and debates, so you go straight to the item you care about.

What you get

03 · In the tool

  • Who spokeEvery member who has spoken in the business on screen, grouped by party.
  • Share cardsSelect any passage and turn it into a clean, sourced card: the quote, the member, their party and the debate.
  • Copy with citationTake a passage with its speaker, debate and time attached, ready for a client note.
  • Debate summariesA short summary of each finished debate, and the day in sixty seconds.
  • The whole archiveEvery sitting since the 2024 general election, attributed and searchable.

Who uses it

  • Public affairs agenciesBrief the client the moment their issue is raised, with the minister's exact words.
  • PR and comms teamsThe quote, attributed and timed, in the client's hands in minutes.
  • Campaign groups and charitiesHear what was said about your cause without watching every sitting.

Which plans include it

04 · Plans

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