Mr Matheson - who as Scotland's cabinet secretary for NHS recovery, health and social care has an annual salary of £118,511 - later agreed to pay the money back to the Scottish parliament.

Michael Matheson has resigned as Scotland's health secretary ahead of a report into an £11,000 bill that was racked up on his parliamentary iPad. Mr Matheson said he was standing down because he ...

Michael Matheson has stood down as health secretary after a row over an £11,000 mobile data bill. BBC Homepage. ... In 2023, he was appointed cabinet secretary for NHS recovery, ...

Former health secretary Michael Matheson has announced he will stand down at the next election. The SNP MSP for Falkirk West announced on Sunday he will not seek re-election next year. Instead, ...

Michael Matheson, former SNP health secretary, ... The MSP for Falkirk West resigned from the Cabinet in February 2024 after he came under scrutiny over a £10,935.74 data roaming bill bill run up ...

SHAMED MSP MICHAEL Matheson will step down at next year’s Holyrood election in an embarrassing U-turn. The former SNP health secretary announced tonight that he will not stand and instead pursue ...

Michael Matheson, who was first elected to the Scottish parliament in 1999, is one of more than 20 SNP MSPs who have confirmed plans to step down ahead of the 2026 vote.

The former health secretary’s reputation was severely damaged in 2023 amid a row over an £11,000 iPad ... iPad row Michael Matheson to stand down as MSP next year. By Alistair Grant. Political ...

Michael Matheson has finally quit as Scotland's health secretary in the wake of a scandal sparked by him racking up almost £11,000 in iPad data roaming charges. The SNP minister is standing down ...

Mr Matheson resigned as Scottish health secretary in disgrace after using public money to pay a data roaming charge racked up on a family holiday.. The First Minister said the code of conduct for ...

Michael Matheson has stood down as health secretary after a row over an £11,000 mobile data bill. ... In a cabinet reshuffle in 2018, he was shifted to Cabinet Secretary for Transport, ...