He concurred with Mohsen Makhmalbaf that resettling creatives to the UK is for the good of British society.
However, he said a letter to senior Conservatives from the previous government about the extraordinary situation went unanswered.
Deadline has reached out to them for comment on the creatives.
Mohsen MakhmalbafRoberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images
Those few hours became five consecutive weeks of working, a visibly emotional Hana Makhmalbaf told todays committee hearing.
Every time I think back to those weeks my whole body is shaking.
The Makhmalbafs detailed devastating stories of creatives being persecuted by the Taliban.
