House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 1801-1900 provides a complete historical record of nineteenth century Britain, its former colonies and the wider world. The primary source material is the most complete collection of its kind and provides insight into the background of current legislation, policy decision making and the political environment. Woven through the collection is the social philosophy and opinion of the time. The political thinking of Jenner, Arnold, Trollope, Mill, Faraday, Babbage, Telford and Brunel, among others, makes the collection exciting for serious researchers.

HCPP online provides searchable full text and detailed subject indexing, including page images and searchable full text for each paper. The resource now includes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present, with supplementary material back to 1688.