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Chamber and committees

Former Scotland Rugby Player Suzy Rook Completes North Pole Challenge to Celebrate Cancer Recovery

  • Submitted by: Senga Beresford, South Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 June 2026
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S7M-00350

That the Parliament congratulates Suzy Rook who has completed a North Pole challenge to celebrate her cancer recovery; recognises that Suzy travelled to Svalbard in Norway and completed a 25-minute 1km swim and is the first Scottish female believed to have done so, and acknowledges that, in doing so, she raised over £10,000 for Butterfly Thyroid Cancer Trust and Back Onside, which is a charity supporting mental health.


Supported by: Max Bannerman, Colin Beattie, Dawn Black, Amanda Bland, Miles Briggs, Murdo Fraser, Thomas Kerr, Jamie Langan, Amanda Lindsay, Julie MacDougall, David Smith, Paul Sweeney