If we don't get type or cleared level we have to come back and ask you for it.
It seems to be the trend to ask the pilot, on first call or frequency change, to confirm more and more aspects of current clearance, like
cleared level and
SID, which I presume is to make sure the pilot has it right rather than because one ATC sector doesn't know what the other has done. In these days of sensitivity to level-bust risks, I can accept that. Sometimes we screw up and a safety net makes some sense.
But what possible value is there in cluttering up the RT with information like
type which is available on the FPL and is really very unlikely to change while the aircraft is airborne? Is NATS incapable of putting together an IT system that puts this information on the controller's screen?