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Consequential legislation is, however, routinely taken forward, and it is rightly considered by this House. Such consequential orders cover matters that cannot be legislated for by the Scottish Parliament, and these are typically Section 104 orders. The UK Government’s position is that consequential legislation is the appropriate means of addressing or considering reserved provisions in most circumstances. Fundamentally, as I have set out, the Government are not seeking to substantially alter the devolution settlement via this order. Therefore, it is appropriate that the Section 30 order is narrow and addresses the key questions asked of it, and that the remaining matters are left to consequential legislation in due course.