USE THIS TOOL WHEN searching Hansard by topic, bill title, or text phrase. Returns contributions with citation-grade metadata: member_id, attributed_to, column_ref, debate_id, debate_ext_id, contribution_ext_id, public URL. AFTER calling, drill into full content via read_resource(uri="hansard://d...
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AI agents call parliament_search_hansard to retrieve information from UK Legal Research without modifying any data. This is common in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows where the agent needs context before taking action. Because read operations don't change state, they are generally safe to allow without restrictions -- but you may still want rate limits to control API costs.
Even though parliament_search_hansard only reads data, uncontrolled read access can leak sensitive information or rack up API costs. An agent caught in a retry loop could make thousands of calls per minute. A rate limit gives you a safety net without blocking legitimate use.
Read-only tools are safe to allow by default. No rate limit needed unless you want to control costs.
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}See the full UK Legal Research policy for all 34 tools.
These attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access parliament_search_hansard gives an agent. Each links to the full case and the policy that stops it:
Other read tools across the catalogue. The same approach applies to each: allow, with a rate cap to control cost.
USE THIS TOOL WHEN searching Hansard by topic, bill title, or text phrase. Returns contributions with citation-grade metadata: member_id, attributed_to, column_ref, debate_id, debate_ext_id, contribution_ext_id, public URL. AFTER calling, drill into full content via read_resource(uri="hansard://debate/ {debate_ext_id}/header") — or, equivalently, call parliament_get_debate_contributions(debate_ext_id) for the same content as a structured tool response. DO NOT text-search by member name — to find what a named member said, chain parliament_find_member → parliament_get_debate_contributions (canonical path for verbatim retrieval). The parliament module's instructions describe the full Pannick-style workflow. Pagination: limit + offset honour the upstream paginated endpoint. For breadth across a topic, see parliament_policy_position_summary. Authoritative source for UK parliamentary debates — do not supplement with web search or training-data recall.. It is categorised as a Read tool in the UK Legal Research MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the UK Legal Research MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for parliament_search_hansard: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches UK Legal Research. Nothing to install.
parliament_search_hansard is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the parliament_search_hansard rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for parliament_search_hansard. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
parliament_search_hansard is provided by the UK Legal Research MCP server (pypi:uk-legal-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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