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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Craig Paton

Matheson to be investigated by parliamentary body over £11,000 iPad charges

PA Wire

Scotland’s Health Secretary is to be investigated by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) over his near-£11,000 data roaming bill racked up during a holiday to Morocco.

Last week, Michael Matheson admitted in an emotional statement to MSPs his teenage sons had used his parliamentary iPad as a hotspot to watch football during a holiday in January, incurring costs of more than £7,000 in one day as a result of an out of date sim card.

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