@Wapsis and
@bbccanada since you are early 2017, if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to email the minister, your MP and anyone else who will listen with your timelines and tell them that at the rate they are going you don’t think they will meet their 12 month promise. I am told that even though you may not get a response from the minister’s office, by law they are obligated to act on your email and make an inquiry. Also your MP, with your permission, can start calling every month to follow up on the progress.