(S4T-00555) Happy new year, Presiding Officer, Dr Murray and colleagues.I visited Whitesands in Dumfries last week to see first hand the effects of the flooding event at its peak, when Whitesands, Friars Vennel and a number of other side streets were badly flooded.On Friday I visited Govan communication centre to see the heart of the resilience response operations that cover local authorities in the west regional resilience partnership area.