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ATC are not permitted to ask you if you want it - are they? You have to suggest it first.
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There are some differences between US and UK procedures here, for good reason.
In the US, SVFR is exclusively a poor weather procedure. If the weather were VMC you'd use a VFR clearance instead. Thus it's reasonable that controllers should not volunteer SVFR to avoid tempting less capable pilots into flying in marginal weather.
In the UK, some control zones are class A, and also no VFR is permitted at night (anywhere). In those cases an SVFR clearance is required, even in glorious VMC. Thus there's no corresponding prohibition on ATC volunteering SVFR.