Adding [R] to Members with Registered Interests
- Matt Lynch
- Estelle Holmes (Deactivated)
Introduction
Members with registered interests in a Commons amendment are displayed in amendment lists with the letter "R" in square brackets e.g. "Jo Swinson [R]".
How to add [R] to a Member's displayed name
Place your cursor in the name of the Member who needs updating.
Select Document>Edit as XML from the upper tool bar.
The Editor will display the amendment list in XML format. Your cursor will be in the XML, it will likely be at the bottom of the screen.
Add "[R]" to the appropriate Member's name which e.g.
<block name="supporters"><docProponent refersTo="amnd#person-01">Mike Freer [R]</docProponent></block>Click Switch to Author mode in the upper tool bar.
Hints and tips
Making the changes to the display name of the Member in this way ensures that the data continues to map to the Member in Members Names database in Parliament. If you free-typed the name into the "Manage Members" dialogue box where you add proposers and supporters, it wouldn't match to the true Member in the Members Names database.
If you can't find the Member in the XML, either:
use Ctrl+F which will open a blue search bar at the top of the page of XML, allowing you to type the Member's name that you are wanting to add the "[R]" to, or
click on the magnifying glass button in the top right of the Editor which will also open the blue search bar at the top of the page of XML