Sentence:  In any case, the judges are not allowed to read <WSD>"Hansard</WSD>" in order to see what the sponsors, or any other member, may have said. This is a much criticised rule, but there is a certain amount to be said for it. The legislative processes, through which the parliamentary draftsman's work must pass, are confusing and muddled. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The official report of debates and other proceedings in the British and some Commonwealth parliaments.