We chose the hybrid model because the Speaker of the House didn't want to be in the position where members were actually forbidden from coming to Westminster. There's a very ancient right that MPs have—and which some of them claim—to come to a sitting of the House wherever it is, and you don't want to rule that out. Therefore, we were asked to devise a.... He also asked us to start with questions and ministerial statements, because he felt that accountability of government was the most important thing to start with. We then worked out fairly quickly that we could expand it to legislation and other business. However, we started with questions to ministers, essentially because that's what the Speaker asked us to start with, and we had to start somewhere. The hybrid model was deliberately there to provide parity for the members who are there in person and those not there in person.
On April 30th, 2020. See this statement in context.