My right honourable friend the Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

A new double taxation agreement with Macedonia was signed on 8 November 2006. After signature, the text of the agreement was deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on the HM Revenue and Customs website. The text of the agreement will be scheduled to a draft Order in Council and laid before the House of Commons in due course.