challenge: Which of the following accurately describes Lord HolmPatrick's status in the House of Lords in 1999?
  
  A. He was elected as one of the 15 hereditary peers by the whole House.
  B. He was removed from the House of Lords by the House of Lords Act 1999.
  C. He was not elected as one of the 15 hereditary peers by the whole House or the Conservative hereditary.
  D. He was elected as one of the Conservative hereditary peers.
  Answer: 