since 2011, almost £1 billion of new export contracts have been secured for the uk's businesses thanks to support from uk export financei want us to build on that. the lord mayor and i will be leading from the front again in the coming months. this week i am leading trade visits to india and the gulf. and i can announce this evening that in early december i will be leading another delegation to china. as china's new leadership sets its direction for the next 10 years, as their country's star continues to rise in the world, i will take senior british ministers as well as business leaders from every sector large and small to forge a relationship that will benefit both our countries and bring real rewards for our peoples. opening the way for british companies to benefit from china's vast and varied markets and preparing the way for a new level of chinese investment into the uk. this is a relationship that is for the long term, that matters for britain and china, and which i look forward to continuing to strengthen in the months and years to come. and we don't just need more investment from china. we want to do more to att