Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), on Monday, 23 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 2 members in total.

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Merched y Môr and the World's Toughest Row

That this House celebrates the achievement of Merched y Môr, the first female crew from Wales to take part and complete The World’s Toughest Row; congratulates Denise Leonard, Helen Heaton, Heledd Williams and Liz Collyer, a team from Pembrokeshire for rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic from San Sebastián de La Gomera to Antigua; applauds them on their incredible feat of completing the crossing by rowing in two-hour shifts, 24 hours a day; celebrates their finishing time of 50 days, 14 hours and 43 minutes; thanks them for raising money for various charities including Sea Trust, RNLI, Action For Children a Popham Kidney Support; and wishes them the best of luck in any future races.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2832 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Atlantic Ocean Wales Rowing

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk