The Government has made several significant farming policy announcements or sector interventions since the election. This is an impressive list of initiatives that the Defra Secretary has recognised should be part of an ‘interlocking jigsaw’. We are concerned, however, that certain high-profile policies have been announced prior to the completion and publication of the strategies and reviews Defra says will inform and guide its vision. This has caused considerable confusion and concern amongst farmers and agricultural business, the scale of these concerns being apparent in nationwide protests. In the absence of a vision and strategy, we have heard that Defra’s policy announcements appear disjointed and without consideration of their wider impact and potential implications. (Conclusion, Paragraph 11)