 Gwneud yng Nghymru i'r gwneud full support of that work, particularly around maintaining access and restoring transport routes. The Government moved at pace to activate the bellwind scheme and is working with local authorities on their claims. The Scottish welfare fund is also available to help families and people in Scotland through crisis grants and community care grants. Ministers have already met to discuss how the Scottish Government can further support the recovery process, and with the first meeting of the ministerial task force that is taking place on Thursday, we will seek to encourage co-operation between local recovery groups and co-ordinate Scottish Government actions where they may support locally led recovery efforts. More broadly, we are working with local groups to establish what exactly is required. We have already provided £150 million on top of our long-standing £42 million in annual flooding support for flood risk management. In addition to £12 million to coastal change adaptation over the course of this Parliament. Minister, the SNP Government seems to find money at the drop of a hat for pet projects, but not for the people of Breakin. In the town, 60 council houses and 20 housing association homes need major repairs. 45 static caravans and park homes have been damaged, while countless owner occupies in Breakin, Finarvin and Tannadise are facing massive repair bills. Businesses such as Breakin Castle Centre are losing as much as £100,000. Meanwhile, Angus Council is scraping the barrel from its own reserves. Three weeks on from Stormberbet, they simply want to know what financial support are they going to get from the Scottish Government and when. As I outlined in my original answer, we moved at pace to activate the bellwind scheme, which is in place exactly for those types of circumstances. However, as the First Minister said in his visit to Breakin last month, we recognise the unprecedented nature of its events, that the repair and recovery will be a long-haul endeavour and the Government will be there for the long-haul to support those communities. We are engaging closely with our colleagues in local government to ensure that the support that is required is clearly identified and we stand willing and ready to work in partnership with local government to ensure that support is delivered. Of the last 48 hours, Stormdeby brought another weather warning and more anxiety for residents and businesses. Shockingly, the ministerial task force you mentioned is meeting on 30. That is four weeks. Time march is on. This ministerial task force should have met weeks ago to look at recovery and assess ongoing flood risk. What urgent action is the Scottish Government taking with partners such as SEPA to reassess the flood risk and reassure residents that they are safe as more such storms loom large on the horizon? I want to reassure the member that the Deputy First Minister led engagement with ministerial colleagues last month and that the ministerial task force will be meeting on Thursday. This will supplement and complement the efforts that are already underway and have been underway since last month, and we will continue to engage with our local government partners on the ground. More broadly, on the issues of mitigation and adaptation, this Government is taking a range of actions in recognition of the impact that climate change will have upon the weather environment in which we operate. That is reflected both in hard money through capital investment support for local government working in partnership to deliver resilience and flood improvements. It is also reflected in our regulatory environment, not least in what we took forward in the national planning framework for. However, as I said previously, we recognise the unprecedented nature of these events, the scale of what is required to support recovery and we are committed to working in partnership with our local government colleagues to deliver that. Given the severity of the impact of Storm Babette on Angus, Aberdeenshire and Dundee, and my constituency in Perthshire, does the minister recognise the concern and alarm that members of the public feel about the extremity of the weather conditions that we are experiencing, which my constituency again yesterday took very serious impacts as a consequence of those effects? Will the Government, as a consequence of that recognition, acknowledge the importance of taking speedy action in relation to climate mitigation measures? The hard choices that we have to make as a society cannot be avoided as a consequence of the frequency of the incidents that we are experiencing, of which there have been many since the events of early October, with severe effects on our communities. Will the Government prioritise that climate action to protect members of the public? I can confirm that to the member. It is an extremely important point, and we must recognise, as well as a moral imperative towards future generations for work on adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Climate change is with us in the here and now, and that requires not just to take action across our regulatory environment and support that we provide for measures such as flood defences but also underscores the need for the way in which we respond to crises to develop and to ensure that we can provide rapid support. That is why there is a ministerial task force being convened and why there is a significant investment that the Government is bringing forward to support flood defences across Scotland, and that is why, I reiterate this point, we are absolutely committed to being there for the long haul for those communities that have been impacted by the events of Sturmbabette to ensure that a full recovery is achieved. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a unison survey that reportedly shows a 31 per cent increase in the number of violent incidents against public sector workers in the last year. All workers, including public sector workers, deserve protection from abuse and violence. The courts have extensive powers to deal robustly with assaults and sentences all the way up to life imprisonment are available. We fully support the courts having these powers and would encourage reporting of incidents to Police Scotland. The unison survey referenced by Katie Clark highlights incidents, particularly in schools and nurseries, and at this stage I must declare an interest as my wife is a local authority teacher and equity officer. The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills has recently chaired two stages of our relationships and behaviour in school summit to ensure that schools are safe for people's teachers and support staff. The third stage of that summit is due to take place later this month. This unison research shows nearly 55,000 violent incidents against public sector staff recorded last year a 31 per cent increase from the previous year. However, many parts of the public sector, such as some of the big health boards, did not provide data. Does the cabinet secretary agree that all parts of the public sector need to co-operate so that we can get the best information to address these serious problems? Yes, I appreciate Katie Clark's question there. I think that it is important. First of all, responding to FOI requests is a matter for each public authority to respond. However, understanding the extent of violent incidents is an important aspect of being able to respond to the issue. It is important information in this area. It is important that it is made available so that everyone can understand the extent of the problems. The cabinet secretary specifically referred to problems in schools. The research showed 35,000 verbal and physical attacks on council staff. The majority occurred in schools, mostly against support staff. Can the minister outline more fully what support has been put into schools and what resources can be made available to address the problem? Obviously, that is an issue that has been worked upon by the cabinet secretary, my colleague Ms Gilruth, on the work that is on going with that particular task force. The third iteration of it, as I said in my original response, is due to take place later this month, the conclusions on which I expect to be set out thereafter. An additional point of reference for Katie Clark is that the First Minister and myself will be meeting with the STC for our annual meeting this week, where I expect that some of that will be discussed in more depth. Recently, Fife Council appeared to vote through a policy under which bullies and those who assault our teachers in schools, which I share the minister's concern on, may not be punished. Is the minister supportive of that move and what impact does the minister think it might have on public sector work of victims? Obviously, we cannot tolerate abusive behaviour towards staff, support staff and other pupils, including bullying. We will continue to provide targeted education programmes for our young people on the risks of violence and the effects of violence as a whole. We and partners across the education sector advocate an approach for schools and local authorities to work with pupils on the underlying reasons behind such inappropriate behaviours. We want all pupils to respect their peers and staff and are supporting a number of programmes to promote positive relationships and tackle indisible abuse and violence. That includes good behaviour management, restorative approaches and programmes to help to develop social, emotional and behavioural skills. Again, that is work that is on-going with the Cabinet Secretary on ensuring that behaviour in schools continues to be targeted and is appropriate.