Whoever gave this brief at Shoreham seems to have been rather poorly prepared.
You should see another CAA press release in a couple of weeks concerning 'grandfathering'of the IMCR, I understand.
Meanwhile, EASA will begin to consider NPA 2011-16 responses next week. The CAA will be participating; thanks to the tenacity of AOPA, the CAA representative will now be arguing the case for retention of the IMCR under direction from the very top of the Authority.