"firm timescale" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means a specific and definite schedule or timeline that has been established and is not likely to change. Example: "We need to complete the project within a firm timescale of six months, as per the client's requirements."
The Department of Health will publish its response to the consultation in the coming months and says a firmer timescale for any regulatory changes will be revealed then.
The "comprehensive, independent investigation" will be carried out by one of the big four accountancy firms, although no timescale has been given for when it might be completed.
The report's authors ultimately conclude that 15 years is still not a long enough timescale to draw firm conclusions about the pause.
The firm could not give a timescale for when a drought permit might come into force, but said it was "looming".
"However, there can be no outlandish promises or unrealistic timescales, only a firm commitment to do what is best for Rangers at all times".
The Engineering Employers Federation EEFF) also criticised the "short" timescale, warning that manufacturing firms would not have enough time to prepare for such an important change.
Nigel Bolton, a partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell, said: "I have real concerns over the timescale of this implementation for the pensions industry.
Sainsbury's and Steinhoff International have been set a timescale by the takeover panel to announce a firm intention to bid for Home Retail Group, the parent of Argos, or walk away.
He told a conference in Dublin he thought many other financial firms with London operations would be working to a similar timescale.
The terminal is considered integral to the performance of the building and, according to the firm's associate director David Monswhite, could not have been constructed in the desired timescale without BIM.
