The next item of business is First Minister's questions.

At question number one, I call Douglas Ross.

Thank you, Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr. It was over the Christmas break and £7,300 of that bill covered a single day which was a public holiday.

To put that into context, to run up those charges, he would have needed to have sent 8,000 emails in that one day.

That is an email written and sent every 10 seconds continuously for 24 hours.

All this while the Health Secretary was in Morocco on holiday. Does the First Minister really

believe that Michael Matheson ran up all these costs on parliamentary business?

Yes or no?

First Minister?

There is clearly more to say on this issue, and that is why Michael Matheson has agreed

to make, with the agreement of Parliament, to make a personal statement later today.

I have no intention of pre-empting that statement. He will

lay out in full detail what has happened in relation to the use of his iPad. He has, of

course, Michael has agreed to pay back the full amount. He has admitted to an honest mistake

that has been made. And of course, he will elaborate on

that and certainly reflect on that.

Let us hear the first minister.

I do understand in our politics, the very first place we all go to is to think the

very worst of each other. I hold my hands up. I have often done that myself and being

guilty of it too.

But honest mistakes do happen.

Michael has been a member of this Parliament since its inception.

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