Danny Kruger is the Reform UK MP for East Wiltshire, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. Sits on the Ecclesiastical Committee.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 9th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 1%. 212 contributions since 2024-11-29.
Danny Kruger has engaged extensively on health and social care through 40 debate speeches, with particular focus on mental health (eating disorders), palliative and end-of-life care, and disabled people's welfare and work participation. He has consistently advocated for improved eating disorder services and better palliative care funding, whilst raising concerns about benefit system reform and the compatibility of assisted dying legislation with NHS principles. His contributions span detailed committee work on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill alongside broader parliamentary debate on NHS spending, disability benefits, and health service workforce issues.
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“…I echo his call for the national register of deaths to reflect deaths from eating disorders. I pay tribute to the Cotswold House unit, run by the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Marlborough in my constituency, which is a really important in-patient and out-patient unit working with adults.”
Eating Disorders: Prevention of Deaths · 2025-09-02 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We have 1,000 new PIP claims a day—that has doubled since covid—and more than half the increase is in mental health cases. For UC health claims, it is more like three quarters.”
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill · 2025-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I take her point, and I was struck by the point she made in her speech about how many people with ADHD would benefit from being in the workplace. They could be in work, and they need to be supported for that.”
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill · 2025-07-09 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That is particularly the case with mental health, but there are also increasing numbers of young people who come forward with claims and the assessments do not take account of their conditions. We need a more human system, which is why it is important to introduce more face-to-face assessments.”
Disabled People in Poverty · 2025-06-17 ·
“…Given that integrated care boards are supposed to commission palliative care, will the Secretary of State commit in the 10-year health plan to a proper revenue funding model for hospices, and for a minimum service specification for palliative care?…”
NHS: Wasteful Spending · 2025-06-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In fact, just this morning we heard powerful evidence from people talking about mental health. People who have a set of very complex, interconnected needs might not reach four points on any one measure, so could lose PIP under the Government’s proposal.”
Personal Independence Payment: Disabled People · 2025-05-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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