"We are up against the largest microlight federation...."
So, the fact that they are so much larger than us implies they maybe are more successful and so maybe know what they are doing?
As for more choice for UK NPPLs: who designs and makes three-axis microlights in the UK? They are all imported already anyway!
As for weightshifts, you can buy the fastest and round-the-world flown ones from a UK manufacturer! So why would you want a foreign one?