Ahh, if the Secretary of State would listen to the Defence Committee, that would be a first!
I think the same-sex entitlement is based on the proposed(?) civil partnership, not available to males and females eligible to marry. This is discriminatory, as there are occasions - on religious grounds, in the Catholic Church - when marriage is not possible.
Also, what happens if a blue-suiter (or two blue-suiters) is in an unmarried relationship with offspring? I think a FQ is provided in that case.