 He is a Trustee of the Devizes Assize Courts Trust


On 30 December 1961, Bush married Pamela Eve Irene Bagwell, the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander William Bagwell RN of Clonmel, County Tipperary and of Evelyn Irene Hamilton Wills, the only child of Sir Frederick Wills, 1st Baronet.They have two children, Alexander Hugh Barnard Bush (called Alex, born 4 October 1964) and Carolyn Louise Bush (called Carly, and born 18 July 1967).They also have four grandchildren, Jasmine, Scarlett, Thomas and Lucy.