THE president of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce has pledged to make population his priority. Paul Luxon (pictured), who became head of the organisation in April, said a solution to the problem needed to be found.

Chamber has formed 10 subgroups to focus on what it sees as key issues facing Guernsey, including transport, waste reduction, tourism, retail and tax. Mr Luxon is in charge of the population committee – a subject that he describes as ‘massively complex’.

‘I’m very interested in how our island works and believe that this is an absolutely critical area. At the moment the island is pretty full. We have virtually no unemployment and an ageing population.

‘We’re going to have a scenario where fewer people are working and more people are dependent on that revenue.  It doesn’t take a genius to realise that if it isn’t dealt with in five, 10, 15 or 20 years’ time, then future generations will have the problem bequeathed upon them by us.’