Flooding

Part of First Minister's Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at 12:00 pm on 13 September 2007.

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Photo of Christine Grahame Christine Grahame Scottish National Party 12:00, 13 September 2007

Will the minister consider revisiting the Belwin scheme? The scheme provides emergency funding to local authorities in the event of flooding, for example, but does not extend to housing associations, which can leave them vulnerable in the event of a wholesale stock transfer, as happened in the Borders several years ago. Will the First Minister re-examine the scheme in light of such circumstances?