As we have said on other occasions, one of the great benefits of devolution is the ability that it creates to bring people together in Scotland and ensure a better co-ordination of public services and those services that are not delivered immediately by the public sector.Following the storms in the Western Isles nearly two years ago, we decided to bring together the various services that deal with weather emergencies in Scotland to ensure better co-ordination, better planning and better forward planning in the years to come.