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S6W-05032 · Written Question · lodged by Hamilton, Rachael
Lodged on
07 Dec 2021Heard / answered on
22 Dec 2021To ask the Scottish Government by what date a review into the response to Storm Arwen will commence.
The answer
Work to review the response to Storm Arwen is already well underway.
I requested that the Scottish Government’s Resilience Division begin work on the scope and terms of a review into the Storm Arwen response on 30 November 2021, and on 14 December 2021 I formally commissioned the Scottish Resilience Partnership to collate evidence from local resilience partnerships to inform the findings of the review.
The Scottish Government will also gather evidence from other relevant groups, for example the voluntary sector and utilities companies. ?
I aim to publish a review paper with recommendations as early as possible in 2022, although I now expect that to be later than originally planned due to the need to enable resilience partners to prioritise the pandemic response.
I requested that the Scottish Government’s Resilience Division begin work on the scope and terms of a review into the Storm Arwen response on 30 November 2021, and on 14 December 2021 I formally commissioned the Scottish Resilience Partnership to collate evidence from local resilience partnerships to inform the findings of the review.
The Scottish Government will also gather evidence from other relevant groups, for example the voluntary sector and utilities companies. ?
I aim to publish a review paper with recommendations as early as possible in 2022, although I now expect that to be later than originally planned due to the need to enable resilience partners to prioritise the pandemic response.
Answered by John Swinney on 22 Dec 2021.