Councillor Wise,

it is not a cheap political swipe at all, but a consideration that I think has some merit.

Your remit is in fact two remits. You oversee both housing and environment, and these are two major and clearly distinct lines of actions of the Council.

I do believe that each of them deserves the full attention of at least one elected member and I also think that the mixed results of these two departments may have to do with the weakness of this arrangement.

May I ask you why you think that this consideration is not a legitimate one?