Michael Matheson
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | September 8,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Glasgow |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Scottish National Party |
| Job | Politician |
| Occupational Therapist | |
| Education | The Open University |
| John Bosco Secondary School | |
| Queen Margaret University | |
| Previous position | Cabinet Secretary for Justice of Scotland |
| Position | Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity of Scotland |
| First minist | Nicola Sturgeon |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1631868 |
Michael Matheson Life story
Michael Stephen Matheson is a Scottish politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport[n 1]since 2018.
Yousaf says he was not misled by Matheson over £11k iPad bill
... On Thursday Michael Matheson admitted an £11,000 data roaming charge was caused by his sons watching football while on a family holiday in Morocco...
Is Michael Matheson's job safe after iPad admission?
...By Philip SimBBC Scotland political correspondentMichael Matheson has offered an " unreserved apology" to MSPs after admitting his sons had run up an £11,000 bill by watching football using data from his parliament-issued iPad...
Michael Matheson says sons used iPad data to watch football
...By Angus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsHealth Secretary Michael Matheson has admitted his sons watching football on his parliamentary iPad was the cause of an £11,000 data roaming charge...
Health Secretary Michael Matheson agrees to pay back £11k iPad bill
...By Megan BonarBBC Scotland NewsScotland s Health Secretary Michael Matheson has said he will pay back almost £11,000 for a data roaming bill he incurred while using a parliamentary iPad on holiday...
Michael Matheson: £11k iPad minister warned year ahead of costs risk
... Michael Matheson ran up " huge" charges while on holiday last Christmas because his parliament-issued tablet had not been switched to a new data provider...
Minister's £11,000 iPad bill is legitimate expense - Humza Yousaf
... Michael Matheson ran up the charges on his parliamentary iPad during a holiday to Morocco which he says was caused by an " outdated sim card"...
Minister Michael Matheson racks up £11k roaming fee on parliament iPad
... Michael Matheson said he was using the device for constituency work, but had not switched over to the parliament s current mobile contract...
Steve Barclay calls talks with Scotland and Wales on cutting NHS waiting lists
... Scottish health minister Michael Matheson said: " Rather than attempting to involve themselves in devolved areas, the UK government would be well-served focusing on tackling the many issues in the health service south of the border...
Minister Michael Matheson racks up £11k roaming fee on parliament iPad
A Scottish Government minister racked up nearly £11,000 in roaming costs on his parliament iPad while in Morocco.
Michael Matheson said he was using The Device for constituency work, but had not switched over to The Parliament 's current mobile contract.
Officials tried to challenge The Bill , but The Company declined to waive any of The charges.
Mr Matheson has agreed to pay £3,000 towards The Bill from his.
The Scottish Parliament has said it will pay The Remainder from its own budget.
Roaming charges are incurred when a mobile device connects to a local network outside of The UK rather than to wi-fi.
According to, which first reported The Story , Mr Matheson took The iPad with him on a week-long visit to Morocco with His Family around Christmas Last Year .
A spokesperson for Mr Matheson told The Paper he was not aware of a " problem with his device at The Time , which has since been resolved".
This Was said to have involved an old Sim Card in The iPad, which had not been replaced, The Paper said.
At The Time The Falkirk West MSP was The Net zero, energy and transport secretary in Nicola Sturgeon 's government, but he has since been appointed health secretary under Humza Yousaf .
'Picking up The tab'A spokesperson for The Scottish Parliament confirmed The total of roaming charges incurred by Mr Matheson was £10,935. 74.
They said: " As The member was still using The Parliament 's previous mobile provider, and hadn't yet switched to our present contract, he incurred significant data fees over and above its 'rest of The World ' tariff rate.
" The Parliament challenged The Company over The scale of The data fees and over The late warning to The Rising cost, but The Company declined to meet or waive any of The charges.
" On The basis that The member has assured The Parliament that these costs were incurred in relation to parliamentary business and not for personal or government use, we agreed that Mr Matheson would contribute £3,000 from his office cost provision and The Remainder would be paid centrally by The Parliament . "
Craig Hoy , The Scottish Conservatives chairman, called on Mr Matheson to pay The Remaining £7,900 from his own pocket.
He Said : " It's absolutely scandalous that taxpayers are picking up an enormous tab for Michael Matheson 's mistake.
He Said : " Even if We Are To Believe that he racked up this bill doing parliamentary and constituency work on a festive holiday in Morocco, The onus was on him to connect to The wi-fi where he was staying or check with The Network provider to avoid brutal roaming charges. "
Dame Jackie Baillie , Scottish Labour 's deputy leader, called The Situation " mind-boggling".
She Said : " What on earth could Mr Matheson have been doing to justify The Public coughing up for this - The SNP is on a different planet when It Comes to wasting taxpayers' cash.
" The Scottish public should not have to Pick Up this eye-watering bill for Michael Matheson . "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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