Severe Weather

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:37 pm on 8 December 2010.

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Photo of Stewart Stevenson Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party 2:37, 8 December 2010

The member should be aware, of course, that although we were hit severely in the central belt, there were forecasts for snow throughout Scotland. What actually happened was that a substantially higher amount of snow fell on the central belt than was expected and rather less elsewhere. What we then did as a contingent response to an unforecast event—