12 Administrative and financial questions 19. As was pointed out by the CPT in its last General Report (cf. CPT/Inf (99) 12, paragraphs 18 and 19), the vast expansion of the CPT's field of operations in recent years has not been matched by a corresponding increase in the Committee's resources. The number of visit days and the level of Secretariat resources identified in the CPT President's letter of 17 June 1996, which set out the projected needs of the Committee in the years to come, are still a considerable way from being reached. As a result, the CPT's effectiveness is being undermined. 20. When submitting its budgetary proposals for 2000, the CPT proposed that the number of visit days and the Secretariat's resources be brought up to the necessary levels (i.e. 200 visits days per year and a total staff complement of 23) over the next three years. As regards more particularly 2000, the CPT requested resources for 15 additional visit days (i.e. to 165 visit days) and a corresponding increase in staff. These requests were accepted in principle; however, delays in redeploying additional posts to the CPT's Secretariat has meant that the number of visit days in 2000 will in fact remain at the 1999 level of 150. The CPT very much hopes that it will be in a position to increase the number of visit days to 165 in 2001 and to finally attain the objective of 200 days of visits per year in 2003; however, this is contingent upon additional staff being made available in good time. CPT: 10TH GENERAL REPORT