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                              June 23, 2022

       Colin Bell
       Chief Executive Officer
       HSBC Bank plc
       8 Canada Square
       London E14 5HQ
       United Kingdom

                                                        Re: HSBC Bank Plc
                                                            Registration
Statement on Form 20-F
                                                            Filed May 27, 2022
                                                            File No. 000-56449

       Dear Mr. Bell:

              We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In
some of our
       comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your
       disclosure.

              Please respond to these comments within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

            After reviewing your response and any amendment you may file in
response to these
       comments, we may have additional comments.

       Registration Statement on Form 20-F

       Item 3. Key Information
       D. Risk Factors, page 2

   1.                                                   We note your disclosure
relating to various pending lawsuits on pages 64 through 67 and
                                                        pages F-72 through
F-75. Please add a separately captioned risk factor to address material
                                                        litigation risks you
face or advise.
       Item 4. Information on the company
       D. Property, plant and equipment, page 21

   2.                                                   Please provide
information called for by Item 4.D of Form 20-F as it relates to owned or
                                                        leased properties,
including description of the size and uses of the property. If you do not
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HSBC Bank plc
June 23, 2022
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         own or lease any properties, please advise.
Item 5. Operating and financial review and prospects
Operating results, page 26

3.       Please briefly describe the actions you have taken to "streamline your
cost base, optimize
         the usage of financial resources and enhance returns" as referenced in
the first column on
         page 26.
Item 8. Financial Information
Anti-money laundering and sanctions-related matters, page 64

4.       We note your disclosure in the second paragraph of this section
related to UK Financial
         Conduct Authority imposing a fine on HSBC Bank plc. Please disclose
the fine amount
         or advise.
General

5.       Please briefly describe what you mean by the "UK bank levy" the first
time you refer to it
         in the filing.
6.       Please be advised that your registration statement will automatically
become effective 60
         days after the initial filing date. Upon effectiveness, you will
become subject to the
         reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, even if
we have not
         cleared comments. In the event it appears that you will not be able to
respond to all of our
         comments by the 60th day, you may wish to consider withdrawing your
registration
         statement and refiling it.
        We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for
the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action
or absence of
action by the staff.

       You may contact John Spitz at 202-551-3484 or Amit Pande at 202-551-3423
if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.
Please contact
Tonya Aldave at 202-551-3601 or Susan Block at 202-551-3210 with any other
questions.



FirstName LastNameColin Bell                                   Sincerely,
Comapany NameHSBC Bank plc
                                                               Division of
Corporation Finance
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