Speaking at a press conference this morning, Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur said that plans submitted by Deputy Daniel Wimberley to maintain the current population level were unrealistic and lacked substance.
The plans formed part of 11 amendments to the Strategic Plan – a three-year to-do list for ministers – submitted by ten States Members.
Senator Le Sueur today revealed that ministers had accepted nine of the amendments, but had rejected Deputy Wimberley’s population proposals and Deputy Geoff Southern’s calls for ‘an alternative political philosophy’.
It came just minutes before a separate press briefing in which the States Statistics Unit revealed that Jersey’s population now stands at 91,800 – an increase of 900 on the previous year.
Duncan Gibaut at today’s population press conference Picture by Matthew Hotton (00703081)
