Party chairman Rick van der Zweth (PvdA) also sees the connection between closing prostitution windows and increased home prostitution. “Closing the Zandpad, the streetwalking zone and the Hardenbollenstraat encourages illegal sex work, with all the associated dangers for the men and women,” he said after the meeting. “So we say: legal sex work must be done in Utrecht, but this must be done quickly to prevent illegal practices.”