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<p>As Minister responsible for shipping matters, I am aware that the Maritime and
Coastguard Agency (MCA) has a generally good relationship with operators of older
passenger boats.</p><p> </p><p>The MCA stakeholder group for the sector, the Domestic
Passenger Safety Steering Group (DPSSG), meets annually, and the MCA’s proposals related
to older passenger boats have been discussed by the DPSSG.</p><p> </p><p>In addition,
the MCA has hosted five workshops with stakeholders, three in 2016, one in November
2018 and another in March 2019, on the proposals for revising older passenger vessel
standards, as well as carrying out two public consultations.</p><p> </p><p>MCA officials
also regularly engage with individual operators on an ad hoc basis.</p>
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