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 Local Government, Housing and Planning Government and Housing role. Planning was added to the title in June 2018. 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,