Now it has become common practice recently for some crews to also include the QNH on first contact with LL director. Why? It doesn't bother me, but 99.99% of the time the a/c is direct to the holding point cleared to a flight level not an altitude. I'll inform the a/c of the QNH when I descend it to an altitude there is no reason for the crew to tell me what it is when they're still at flight levels
It's an ICAO requirement for a pilot to report QNH on first contact with new ATSU.
and it bothers me, in fact it really boils my pi$$ to be told the QNH 40 times an hour when I already know it and I'll have to repeat it to the crew when dropping them to an altitude. Still, them's the rules.