About Scottish Parliament
Finance and Constitution Committees on the UK Government's EU (Withdrawal) Bill with Brexit minister Michael Russell, from Wednesday 2 May.
Alex Salmond launches new Scottish independence plan
... Alba argued it could get around the Supreme Court ruling with Ms Regan s bill seeking to force a referendum that would ask voters whether the Scottish Parliament s powers should be extended to allow it to legislate for and negotiate independence...
How can we stop children vaping?
... " We have kids who are experiencing addiction who have difficulty sitting through a lesson or sitting through a meal with a family, " she told a meeting of the Scottish Parliament s health committee earlier this month...
Yousaf says he was not misled by Matheson over £11k iPad bill
... The bill was initially going to be picked up by the Scottish Parliament, but the health secretary has since paid the money back and said he has referred himself for further investigation...
Michael Matheson says sons used iPad data to watch football
... The expense was initially picked up by the Scottish Parliament, which was told by Mr Matheson that the iPad was only used for work...
Health Secretary Michael Matheson agrees to pay back £11k iPad bill
... In a statement released on Friday, he said: " I have contacted the Scottish Parliament authorities this afternoon to make arrangements to reimburse the full cost of the £10,935...
Michael Matheson: £11k iPad minister warned year ahead of costs risk
... The health secretary spoke briefly to reporters at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday, and said he was unaware that the sim card needed to be swapped out...
Minister's £11,000 iPad bill is legitimate expense - Humza Yousaf
... Speaking in the Scottish Parliament after First Minister s Questions, Mr Matheson said: " It has been caused by an outdated sim card that was in an iPad that I had for constituency purposes, which was a parliamentary iPad...
Pro-Palestinian protesters scale Scottish Parliament roof
...By Angus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA group of pro-Palestinian protesters have occupied the roof of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh...
Health Secretary Michael Matheson agrees to pay back £11k iPad bill
By Megan BonarBBC Scotland News
Scotland'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 .
The government minister ran up the charges during a holiday to Morocco, while completing " constituency work".
The charges were said to be due to an outdated Sim Card .
He Said the decision to pay back The Money was the " right one in all circumstances".
In a statement released on Friday, He Said : " I have contacted the Scottish Parliament authorities this afternoon to make arrangements to reimburse the full cost of the £10,935. 74 incurred in roaming charges on my parliament iPad.
" While The Parliament agreed to pay the bulk of this sum as a legitimate expense, with the rest being met from my office allowance, I have reflected long and hard and accept that the Sim Card on this device should have been replaced at an earlier stage. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com