Ross tells the chamber his apology was for not declaring income while Matheson "tried to dupe the taxpayer out of eleven thousand pounds".

Again he asks if the FM believes Matheson's claim was a legitimate expense.

The Scottish Tory leader asks why the health secretary claimed the money so that tax payers would have to pay the bill.

Humza Yousaf says the Tories "don't want to hear the answers".

The FM reiterates that Matheson was clear he should have handled it better.

"What I've got is a health secretary getting on with the job," he says.

Humza Yousaf replies that when he discovered his sons had used the iPad, Michael Matheson took the immediate decision to pay the full amount.

The first minister points out that the health secretary has made mistakes in the handling of this issue and he wanted to protect his boys.

Yousaf reads a quote from Douglas Ross apologising when he failed to declare £28,000 of income.

He argues his government did not press for Ross's resignation.

Ross says there is still no explanation from the health secretary on why he claimed £3,000 back in February.

The Scottish Tory leader adds Matheson gave written statements that only constituency work was done on the iPad.

"It is beyond doubt that that claim was false," insists Ross.

He asks if the first minister still believes this was a legitimate expense.

Douglas Ross begins by saying he understands the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) will investigate Michael Matheson's expense claims.

The Scottish Tory leader adds the health secretary still needs to come before the parliament and give "full answers" and the first minister must give us "frank answers today".

Humza Yousaf is poised and ready in his seat and Douglas Ross gets to his feet to begin FMQs.

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The cross-party body in charge of the Scottish Parliament has confirmed it will investigate the health secretary's £11,000 data roaming bill.

The charge, which was initially paid out of the public purse, was racked up on Michael Matheson's parliamentary iPad during a family trip to Morocco.

He referred himself to the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (SPCB) after telling MSPs his sons used the device.

The SPCB said he cannot self-refer but that it would look into the matter.

Mr Matheson has said he would co-operate with any inquiry.

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• Yousaf says he was not misled over iPad roaming bill
• Matheson says sons used iPad to watch football

Election 'air war' already under waypublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2023

11:50 GMT 23 November 2023

Philip Sim
BBC Scotland political correspondent

With a general election in the offing and politicians moving into campaign mode, parties are always keen to seize on chances to advance their core messages.

That’s why on a Thursday, leaders quite often look to latch on to a specific topical issue, and broaden it out into a wider theme.

Question one on the impending closure of the Grangemouth refinery; question two on what’s actually been done to advance a “just transition” for workers. Close by trumpeting your own green credentials.

Question one on Michael Matheson’s iPad bill, question two on the government’s reputation for honesty and transparency.

Question one on the Autumn Statement and funding flowing to Holyrood; question two on the sustainability of public services. A helpful SNP backbencher will doubtless use this to claim things would be much better with independence.

Speculation remains rife about when the election will actually be called. But the “air war” of messaging and policy positioning is already well under way.

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It's been another extremely busy week in politics here in Scotland.

Here's what's been making the headlines:

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted he did not make "crowd-pleasing" tax cuts as giveaways ahead of the next general election in his Autumn Statement.

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, however, said the announcement made Holyrood's budget challenges even more severe.

Read More: How does the Autumn Statement affect Scotland?

Scotland's only oil refinery could cease operations as soon as 2025 under plans announced by owners Petroineos.

The energy price cap will rise in January, the row over Michael Matheson's ipad roaming bill rumbles on and now the SPCB, the cross-party body in charge of the Scottish Parliament, say they will launch an investigation into the health secretary's use of his iPad on holiday.

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