Michael Matheson said he was using the device for constituency work while on holiday in Morocco.
Michael Matheson racked up nearly £11,000 in roaming charges on a parliament iPad while abroad last year
Roaming charges are incurred when a mobile device connects to a local network outside of the UK rather than to wi-fi., 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. 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.A spokesperson for the Scottish Parliament confirmed the total of roaming charges incurred by Mr Matheson was £10,935.74.
"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."
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