Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aid the British Government have provided to helpEcuador deal with the oil spill off the Galapagos Islands. [147373]Mr. Battle: We are providing £50,000 to help Ecuador protect the integrity of this flagship World Heritage Site; and we haveinformed the Government of Ecuador that we are ready to share the UK's experience in contingency planning to avoid or repair damageto sensitive marine environments. At an international co-ordination meeting in Quito on 24 January the Ecuadorean EnvironmentMinister expressed publicly his warm appreciation of support from the UK.