'\\2\\1\\3', 1, '2003-02-24'),
( '(<B> Mr\. Spellar)\)', '\\1', 1, '2003-03-31'),
# wrong constituency in debates
( 'Sir Archy Kirkwood \(Brecon and Radnorshire\)', 'Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)', 1, '2003-06-26'),
]
# 2. <B> Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)</B> (LD):
# <B> Mr. Hutton: </B>
# 2. <stamp aname="40205-06_para4"/><B> Mr. Colin Breed</B>:
# Q4. [161707]<a name="40317-03_wqn5"><B> Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)</B>
parties = "|".join(map(string.lower, memberList.partylist())) + "|uup|ld|dup|in the chair"
# Splitting condition
# this must be a generalization of the one below. so changes need to be reflected in both.
recomb = re.compile('''(?ix)((?:[QT]?\d+\.\s*)?(?:\[\d+\]\s*)?
(?:<stamp\saname="[^"]*"/>\s*)?
<b>
(?:<stamp\saname="[^"]*"/>)*
[^<]*
</b>(?!</h[34]>)
\s*\)?
(?:\s*\([^)]*\))?
(?:\s*\((?:%s)\))?
\s*:?)''' % parties)
'\\2\\1\\3', 1, '2003-02-24'),
( '(<B> Mr\. Spellar)\)', '\\1', 1, '2003-03-31'),
# wrong constituency in debates
( 'Sir Archy Kirkwood \(Brecon and Radnorshire\)', 'Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)', 1, '2003-06-26'),
]
# 2. <B> Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)</B> (LD):
# <B> Mr. Hutton: </B>
# 2. <stamp aname="40205-06_para4"/><B> Mr. Colin Breed</B>:
# Q4. [161707]<a name="40317-03_wqn5"><B> Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)</B>
parties = "|".join(map(lambda x: x.lower().replace(' ', '[ ]'), memberList.partylist())) + "|uup|ld|dup|in[ ]the[ ]chair|ind|sdlp|snp|con|lab|pc|lab/[ ]?co-op"
retabletext = '<p[ ]class="tabletext"><b>[^<]*</b></p>'
# Splitting condition
# this must be a generalization of the one below. so changes need to be reflected in both.
respeaker = '''
(?:[QT]?\d+\.\s*)?(?:\[\d+\]\s*)? # Question number before speaker name
(?:<stamp\saname="[^"]*"/>\s*)? # Stamps before <b>
<b>
(?:<stamp\saname="[^"]*"/>)* # Stamps after <b>
[^<]* # Any non-HTML
</b>(?!</h[34]>) # End bold as long as not followed by end heading
\s*\)? # Possible random closing bracket
(?:\s*\([^)]*\))? # Possible string in brackets (e.g. constituency)
(?:\s*\((?:%s)\))? # Possible party string in brackets
\s*:? # Possible colon at the end