UK Borders Bill

We will all be grateful for the assurance that asylum seekers will not be charged and that the documents issued to them will be free. I want to add to the list of bodies that I hope the Government will consult before finalising the arrangements. They should include the Refugee Council. Surely that is a reasonable thing to ask, considering that there may be people who come within the sphere of interest of the Refugee Council who may need to apply for BIDs. When they come to the end of the process and are granted asylum, they will not have a large sum of money at their disposal, and it may be unreasonable to ask them to suddenly cough up. As the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, has pointed out to me, there may be also a backlog of old cases that will need to be dealt with, and we need to ensure that they are dealt with fairly and that people do not suddenly find themselves in financial difficulties as a result of the imposition of these requirements. I am grateful for the assurance that the Government will consult the UK universities. I hope that they will also consult the tourist industry and the Refugee Council, before they reach finality on the fees to be charged. I hope that they will conclude that this is a case where cost recovery alone is sufficient and that they do not need to overcharge, as they have done with some of the fees that I discussed earlier, particularly the outrageous charge for indefinite leave to remain. Having extracted all that we are going to get from the Minister on this subject, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 5, as amended, agreed to. Clause 6 agreed to. Clause 7 [Effect of non-compliance]: