Michael Matheson has quit as Scotland's health secretary in the wake of the scandal over iPad data roaming charges. He racked up an £11,000 bill on his parliamentary iPad while on holiday.In his resignation letter he said: "It is in the best interest of myself and the government for me to now step down to ensure this does not become a distraction to taking forward the government's agenda.
The then health secretary, however, had originally insisted the charges had been run up while he was using it for constituency work during the break.When he learned of his children's use of the device, Mr Matheson paid back the charges, which had originally been picked up by the Scottish Parliament.With the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body conducting an investigation, Mr Matheson said he was "conscious that this process will conclude in the coming weeks".
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