Exhibit 7.1

Santander UK plc

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(i) Excluding interest on retail deposits



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|                                            |  | Year ended December 31 |      
|                                            |  | 2014£m                 |       |  | 2013£m |  |       | 2012£m |  |  | 2011£m |  |  | 2010£m |      
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|Profit on continuing operations before tax  |  |                        | 1,399 |  |        |  | 1,109 |        |  |  | 1,152  |  |  |        | 1,282 |  |  |  | 2,125 | 
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|Fixed charges: interest expense (B)(1)      |  |                        | 1,291 |  |        |  | 1,549 |        |  |  | 1,774  |  |  |        | 1,067 |  |  |  | 809   | 
|                                            |  |                        |       |  |        |  |       |        |  |  |        |  |  |        |       |  |  |  |       | 
|Earnings before taxes and fixed charges (A) |  |                        | 2,690 |  |        |  | 2,658 |        |  |  | 2,926  |  |  |        | 2,349 |  |  |  | 2,934 | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A/B)    |  |                        | 208   |  |        |  | 172   |        |  |  | 165    |  |  |        | 220   |  |  |  | 363   | 

(ii) Including interest on retail deposits



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|                                            |  | Year ended December 31 |      
|                                            |  | 2014£m                 |       |  | 2013£m |  |       | 2012£m |  |  | 2011£m |  |  | 2010£m |      
|                                            |  |                        |       |  |       
|Profit on continuing operations before tax  |  |                        | 1,399 |  |        |  | 1,109 |        |  |  | 1,152  |  |  |        | 1,282 |  |  |  | 2,125 | 
|                                            |  |                        |       |  |       
|Fixed charges: interest expense (B)(1)      |  |                        | 3,363 |  |        |  | 4,207 |        |  |  | 4,698  |  |  |        | 3,778 |  |  |  | 3,233 | 
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|Earnings before taxes and fixed charges (A) |  |                        | 4,762 |  |        |  | 5,316 |        |  |  | 5,850  |  |  |        | 5,060 |  |  |  | 5,358 | 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (A/B)    |  |                        | 142   |  |        |  | 126   |        |  |  | 125    |  |  |        | 134   |  |  |  | 166   | 

Note:



|(1) | Includes the amortisation of discounts and premiums on debt securities in issue.
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