The Duck House Week"'s producer Dan Patterson and "Have I Got News for You" writer Colin Swash. Set during Gordon Brown's tenure as Prime Minister it is based on the events of the 2009 UK parliamentary expenses scandal.</div> The show's title is in reference to one specific MP's expense claim – that of Sir Peter Viggers of £1,645 for a duck house at his constituency home. The production is directed by Terry Johnson featuring set and costume design by Lez Brotherston, sound by John Leonard and lighting by Mark Henderson. The show held a pre-West End tour starting in October 2013 at the
Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, who has overall responsible for the portfolio. The current Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning is Kevin Stewart MSP, who was appointed on 18 May 2016. The minister is responsible for housing, local government, planning, building standards, Business Improvement Districts, community planning, homelessness, regeneration, and fuel poverty. In 2011, the position of Minister