MSP Collette Stevenson has attributed a mistake during a committee session to a chest infection and a lack of sleep after she asked whether Transport Scotland was a charity.
Transport Scotland is a government agency. Stevenson's question was ridiculed, prompting her to explain the circumstances that led to the error.
She has also said she faced what she described as misogynistic bullying following the incident. No further details of the alleged bullying or the committee exchange are provided in the available material.
Stevenson's comments link the committee blunder to her health and exhaustion. The latest known position is that she has publicly addressed both the mistake and the reaction to it.
