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 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