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| Newport prostitutes plan must 'not turn city into Amsterdam' | Newport prostitutes plan must 'not turn city into Amsterdam' |
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| A part of Newport which is being earmarked as a designated area for prostitutes should not become like Amsterdam, an MP has warned. | A part of Newport which is being earmarked as a designated area for prostitutes should not become like Amsterdam, an MP has warned. |
| Gwent Police is considering plans to have a non-residential area of Pill for prostitutes. | Gwent Police is considering plans to have a non-residential area of Pill for prostitutes. |
| A police spokeswoman said enforcement alone was "not an effective solution". | A police spokeswoman said enforcement alone was "not an effective solution". |
| But Monmouth MP David Davies, who has debated prostitution on the Council of Europe, is cautious about the proposed move. | But Monmouth MP David Davies, who has debated prostitution on the Council of Europe, is cautious about the proposed move. |
| "I have some concerns about it. I wouldn't want parts of Newport being turned into the centre of Amsterdam," he told BBC Radio Wales. | |
| "If it is about women who work as sex workers having availability to talk to health professionals or finding ways of getting them out of that lifestyle then I can see the arguments for it. | |
| "If it's a case of 'let's just shove everybody out of the way and keep it out of sight' then obviously that's not a good thing. | |
| "Those women who work on the streets are at the most vulnerable to attack and women who work as sex workers are attacked a lot." | |
| The plans follow a similar pilot scheme in the north of England. | The plans follow a similar pilot scheme in the north of England. |