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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Anna Isaac and Helena Horton

Thames Water chair could face questions after comments to MPs on bonuses

Adrian Montague appearing before the environment, food and rural affairs select committee at the House of Commons
Adrian Montague appeared before the environment, food and rural affairs select committee last week. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

The chair of Thames Water could face more questions over his statement to parliament that large bonuses to be paid to senior bosses out of an emergency £3bn loan were insisted upon by creditors.

Sir Adrian Montague told the environment, food and rural affairs (Efra) select committee last week that the lenders had insisted that “very substantial” bonuses of up to 50% of salary should be paid to company executives from the controversial loan in order to retain key staff.

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