Members' Business — S6M-02784 Evelyn Tweed: Response to Storm Arwen in Stirling and Future Resilience Planning

That the Parliament acknowledges the hard work and assistance given by communities and organisations during the emergency situation caused by Storm Arwen; recognises that the Storm was reportedly four times more damaging than the Beast from the East in February 2018, and led to large areas of rural Stirling being without electricity, phone signal and in some cases water, for up to a week, in November 2021; congratulates communities across Stirling for pulling together and ensuring that the most vulnerable were cared for despite the incredibly difficult circumstances; acknowledges the response from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks and what it sees as the company's great efforts to reconnect homes and businesses as quickly as possible, despite the widespread damage to the network; commends Scottish Water for the rescheduling of works in Callander to ensure roads remained open throughout the emergency; further commends Stirling Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Police Scotland, Killin Mountain Rescue Team, Trossachs Search and Rescue, International Rescue Corps, British Red Cross, and local businesses across Stirling, for their response to Storm Arwen, and notes the view that action must be taken to review resilience planning and ensure communities across Scotland have confidence that resilience against future storms and emergencies is robust.