We often suggest to committees that they ask for detailed action plans. The public accounts committee does this as a matter of course. The action plans set out quite concretely what the department is doing to address its problems. In the action plan, they can set their own timelines for carrying out the recommendations. Other committees sometimes ask for regular updates on where they are in the action plan, and whether things are proceeding as they expected.
On June 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.