Michael Matheson

2023 - 11 - 16

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Michael Matheson: Scotland's health secretary blames £11000 iPad ... (Sky News)

Michael Matheson took the parliamentary iPad with him on a week-long visit to Morocco with his family around Christmas last year. His roaming charges for ...

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Michael Matheson: Teens streaming football matches led to iPad bill (The National)

HEALTH Secretary Michael Matheson told MSPs that his teenagers were behind the £11000 iPad bill after watching a number of football matches ...

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Sack Michael Matheson, urges Douglas Ross (Holyrood)

Humza Yousaf stood by his health secretary, saying it was an “honest mistake”

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SNP's Michael Matheson blames teenage sons for racking up £11k ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Health Secretary claimed he had solely used device for work and provider EE 'was unable to give further details of what led to charges'

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Emotional Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson admits £11000 iPad ... (Falkirk Herald)

The senior SNP minister and Falkirk West MSP has admitted an £11,000 data roaming charge on his parliamentary iPad was incurred after his teenage children ...

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Scottish minister under pressure to quit over £11000 data roaming bill (Financial Times)

Labour says Michael Matheson's position is untenable after admitting his children used his iPad while on holiday.

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Scottish minister blames sons watching football for £11000 iPad ... (The Guardian)

SNP's Michael Matheson, health secretary of Scotland, apologises after initially charging bill to Holyrood.

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Humza Yousaf: There is 'clearly more' to Michael Matheson iPad bill (The National)

At FMQs on Thursday, Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross pressed Yousaf on the issue after parliamentary authorities released a breakdown of the charges on ...

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Michael Matheson faces calls to quit as he's accused of lying over ... (Scottish Daily Record)

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP MSP is facing calls to quit over his changing explanations for why the massive bill was incurred.

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Michael Matheson denied personal use on iPad days after he knew ... (Glasgow Times)

Michael Matheson said there was no personal use on his Scottish Parliament iPad, despite being told four days earlier his sons used it to watch…

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Douglas Ross demands Scottish Parliament debate on Michael ... (The National)

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has urged the First Minister to timetable a debate at Holyrood next week so MSPs can further question Michael…

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Scottish health minister Michael Matheson faces fresh calls to quit ... (Daily Mail)

In an explosive statement to Holyrood yesterday, the beleaguered minister said his boys were responsible for the majority of the massive data bill racked up ...

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Douglas Ross demands Scottish Parliament debate on Michael ... (The National)

SCOTTISH Tory leader Douglas Ross has urged the First Minister to timetable a debate at Holyrood next week so MSPs can further question Michael…

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Michael Matheson should stay as health secretary, says Angus ... (Holyrood)

It follows a row over Matheson racking up an £11000 bill for data roaming charges.

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