New iPhone 5 not sending iMessages to all iPhone users

Hello,
I just purchased a new iphone yesterday (5s).  It is sending all text messages to my husband as texts rather than iMessages (he has iphone 4s).  However, it sends iMessages to my Mom's iphone without a problem.  I have tried all of the common fixes:
1. Power cycling phone
2. Resetting network connections
3. Turning off iMessaging and turning it back on
4. Turning off iMessaging, resetting network connection, turning iMessaging back on
None of these methods has resolved this issue. 
I have confirmed that his phone has a data connection/wifi.  This was not an issue before switching to new iPhone, my previous iPhone 4 sent iMessages without a problem. 
Can someone please advise on how to fix this - this is super frustrating for me. 
Thank you!

It says they are sent from my end, no exclamation marks at all. The other person has got a nokia (i think, looks like an imitation of the blackberry) and is on tesco mobile. i have gone through their phone and theyve not blocked me, i can still make calls to them fine. As far as i am aware, this is the only contact they dont send to. I have looked online and have seen some iphone users claiming it is a glitch with the iOS setting??

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