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  <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/016/06016.i-i.html"> Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill</a>
  
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  <p> The issue was to read the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/016/06016.i-i.html"> 
  Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill</a> a Second Time, and move it onto the next stage of the Parliamentary process.  This Bill is about abolishing the Royal Prerogative of the Prime Minister to declare war without the approval of Parliament.  This is a Private Member's Bill brought by Clare Short, and appeared subject to a filibuster by Geoff Hoon, as observed by <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2005-10-21a.1161.2">Martin Horwood</a>.  This meant that the debate ran out of time and was rescheduled to resume on Friday 10th March 2006.  </p>
  
  <p>The vote was "That the Question now be put", which was won, so I don't understand why this didn't conclude the debate and force a vote on the issue, but it seems that it didn't.</p>  
  
  
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  <p> My understanding is that for the vote (That the Question now be put) to succeed there had to be at least 100 votes in favour; there was only 91.</p>
  <p> When there were over 200 MPs signatures in favour it is disgraceful that they could not be bothered to turn up to vote.</p>
  