I commend the harbours, local authorities and front-line responders, as well as many people in local communities, for the speed of their responses and for their work to pick up the pieces afterwards.During the weekend, I chaired two Scottish Government resilience room meetings, which brought together key agencies and the emergency services to monitor developments on the ground and to co-ordinate our response. In the immediate aftermath of the weekend’s severe weather, the Scottish Government is collating an assessment of the damage.