Scottish parliament to suspend ex-minister who claimed £11,000 roaming bill on expenses

Standards committee to impose sanction after inquiry ruled former health secretary made ‘improper use’ of expenses

Michael Matheson, the former Scottish health secretary, is expected to be suspended from the Scottish parliament after wrongly claiming £11,000 in expenses for streaming football matches on a work tablet on holiday.

Holyrood’s standards committee recommended the parliament imposes the sanction after a parliamentary inquiry ruled in March that Matheson had failed to abide by its policies and made “improper use” of its expenses.