98 It seems unlikely that legislation will flow from the project underway in England.   But the project is worth following closely because the legislative problems in the United Kingdom are very similar to those in New Zealand. 99 Obvious questions that need to be examined in post-legislative scrutiny exercises would be the following: · What interpretative difficulties have been encountered in the legislation?; · Has the legislation had unintended legal consequences?; · Have the policy objectives been achieved?; · What  have  been  the  economic  costs  imposed  by  the  legislation,  and  what does it cost to administer?; · Has it been cumbersome and bureaucratic? 100    Such  scrutiny  could  be  as  narrow  or  as  broad  as  was  desired.    How  much legislation  should  be  scrutinised,  and  when,  where  and  how  such  scrutinising should occur are obviously issues of importance.  The Consultation Paper gives no definitive answers to those questions. 101    The  English  Discussion  Paper  makes  it  clear  that  the  case  for  post-legislative scrutiny of delegated legislation is also strong.  The problem here is that in the view of the Law Commission, the sheer volume of secondary legislation means that,   practically   speaking,   post-legislative   scrutiny   would   be   “an   extremely difficult task”. 102    Indeed, proper assembly of data at the pre-legislative scrutiny stage and making plans  to  monitor  legislation  after  it  goes  into  effect  should  be  carried  out  much more than it is.  There is a direct and dynamic relationship between pre-legislative and post-legislative scrutiny.  Consideration needs to be given in New Zealand to imposing some requirements in both phases to avoid the common syndrome “we have a problem, let’s pass a law”. 30