Scottish minister resigns after iPad data bill row

London: Scotland’s health minister Michael Matheson resigned on Thursday, following a backlash after he racked up more than £10,000 ($12,600) in data roaming charges on his parliament-issued iPad while on a family holiday. Matheson, who has served in various ministerial roles in Scotland’s devolved government over the last decade, said it was “in the best interest of myself and the government for me to now step down”. A Scottish Parliament probe into the matter is due to conclude in the coming weeks, but the Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker said he was quitting so it “does not become a distraction”. The scandal erupted last November after it emerged Matheson had incurred a bill of nearly £11,000 on his government iPad…