Jacked up car and put support in place.
Once car safely supported, I found that the heat shield had corroded away to white powder where the bolt holes were. A fair bit of material was missing so I couldn't use washers.
In place of washers I found some galvanised metal strip which I cut in two and made two supports. The I bolted on with longer M6 bolts from Halfords (£1.70 for 2 bolts ouch!). I've since purchased a selection of bolts from B&M for £2.99.
All done and dusted, thanks for the advice. Yesterday I reaffixed the heat shield nearer the front of the car. Looks nice and tidy now.
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