Template:Hansard-item-cargo
This template defines the table "hansard_items". View table.
Usage
Place once per question/speech/bill reading/motion, immediately before (or wrapping) the prose text of that item on the sitting-day page. Renders only an anchor + a small inline type/number tag — the actual Hansard prose (question text, answer, speeches) is written normally around the call, not inside it.
{{Hansard-item-cargo
|item_id=p15-s32-oq1
|sitting_id=p15-s32
|sitting_date=2026-07-07
|parliament_no=15
|item_type=oral_question
|item_no=1
|subject=Probe into social media posts targeting Singapore's Indian community
|asking_mp_id=darryl-david
|answering_mp_id=goh-pei-ming
|speaker_mp_id=
|grouped_question_nos=1-2
|topic_tags=Home Affairs, National Security, Social media
|summary=
|verified=yes
|last_updated=2026-07-16
}}
'''Q1.''' [[Darryl David]] asked the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs regarding the 14 online social media posts which seemingly targeted the Indian community... — ''[[Goh Pei Ming]] (for [[K Shanmugam]])''
Field reference
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| item_id | slug | Yes | Permanent. Format: {sitting_id}-{type_abbr}{item_no or running index}, e.g. p15-s32-oq1, p15-s32-wq21, p15-s32-bill1 |
| sitting_id | sitting slug | Yes | Must match hansard_sittings |
| sitting_date | Date | Yes | Denormalised from the sitting, for fast per-MP sorting without a join |
| parliament_no | String | Yes | Denormalised — lets MP-profile queries group by parliament term cheaply |
| item_type | String | Yes | oral_question / written_question / ministerial_statement / bill_first_reading / bill_second_reading / motion / adjournment_speech / other |
| item_no | String | No | The Hansard question/item number as printed. Blank for unnumbered items |
| subject | String | Yes | Short title, sentence-cased from the Hansard heading |
| asking_mp_id | mp slug | No | MP who asked the question or moved the motion |
| answering_mp_id | mp slug | No | Minister who answered on the record (the one actually speaking, even if answering "for" another minister) |
| speaker_mp_id | mp slug | No | For items with no asker/answerer structure — adjournment-debate speeches, statements |
| grouped_question_nos | String | No | If answered together with other questions, e.g. 3-5 |
| topic_tags | String | No | Comma-separated free text for search |
| summary | Text | No | One or two factual sentences, no editorialising |
| verified | String | Yes | yes / no |
| last_updated | Date | Yes |
Cargo table: hansard_items. See also {{Hansard-sitting-cargo}}.