Blimey! This is more depressing than any soap opera!
From UK Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1 CAP493:
Appendix E
5.6.1 Pilots are required to
read back in full messages containing any of the following items:
........Runway-in-use......
5.6.2 Controllers are to
prompt a pilot if a read back is not immediately forthcoming.
5.6.3 Errors in a read back must be corrected by the controller
until the pilot gives an accurate read back.
From CAP413 UK R/T Manual:
Chapter 4
1.7.8 When several runways are in use.........the runway number will be stated.
Monarch Man,
Altering
standard phraseology to suit 'specific airports and specific runways' is dangerous. I can't understand how anyone could advocate it.