To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has received on whether Mr. Simon Mann is being held in shackles in Black Beach prison. (189592)

Consular officials visited Mr. Mann in Black Beach prison on 12 February. He was being held in shackles at this time. Our deputy high commission in Lagos which provides consular assistance to British nationals in Equatorial Guinea, has urgently taken the matter up with the Equatorial Guinean authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria he will apply in deciding whether or not Mr. Simon Mann is being treated well in detention; and what specific conditions of treatment Mr. Mann should be entitled to to meet those criteria. (189593)

We are providing consular assistance to Mr. Mann, including with regard to his treatment and welfare. In considering whether he is being treated well, the Government will refer to international instruments, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Equatorial Guinea is a party. We will also refer to non-binding instruments, such as the UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners, that provide guidance for appropriate conditions of detention.