The Duck House The Duck House The Duck House is a 2013 comedy farce play written by Dan Patterson and Colin Swash. It is based around the events of the 2009 UK parliamentary expenses scandal, and made its world premiere at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in October 2013, at the start of a five-week UK tour. The production then transferred to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre, where it ran until 29 March 2014. The play is set in May 2009, one year before the General Election, Gordon Brown's Labour government is unpopular. Robert Houston is a Labour backbencher seeking to defect to the
Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans The Minister for Parliamentary Business is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government whose job it is to steer government business through the Scottish Parliament. It is currently held by Graeme Dey of the Scottish National Party. Dey also holds ministerial responsibility for military veterans, making the full title of the post Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans. The minister does not attend cabinet, but supports the Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations, who is a full member of the cabinet. The post was originally created in May 1999 as Chief