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  The never ending noses in the trough..................
  
  Courtesy Guardian......
  
  Lord Stephen facing questions over wind farm 'empire'
  
  A Liberal Democrat peer was today facing questions over his support for wind farms in the
  
  House of Lords after it was reported he is a director of 10 renewable energy companies.
  
  Lord Stephen facing questions over wind farm 'empire'
  
  Lord Stephen has come under scrutiny over his links with wind farm companies
  
  Lord Stephen of Lower Deeside has repeatedly spoken in favour of wind energy, warning
  
  ministers they must get behind the industry or risk £100 billion of investment, and tabled
  
  amendments to the Government's Energy Bill.
  
  His Lords speeches have started by referring to his register of interests, which states that he
  
  is the director of an Aberdeen-based company called Renewable Energy Ventures (REV) Ltd.
  
  However, documents lodged with Companies House show there are actually nine firms in the
  
  REV network, seven of which have been incorporated within the past five months.
  
  The former Scottish Deputy First Minister is also director of a company called Pilot Offshore
  
  Renewables, also formed in April, which is not mentioned in his register of interests.
  
  House of Lords rules state that Members must be "especially cautious in deciding whether to
  
  speak or vote" in debates that relate to their private business interests.

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