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As one who used to puke like a trouper as a kid (and still gets carsick as a passenger) and also has a daughter who has inherited my propensity to vomit in moving vehicles, I can offer a few pointers.
The only real answer is to sit in the front and watch where you're going. Worked for me, works for my daughter. Your problem is that the Safety Nazis would rather you drove around in a car full of puke these days. It is absolutely fatal to read or watch anything inside the vehicle while moving. Also, a decent supply of incoming fresh air to the face is a "must have".
Given the restrictions on kids in the front in Blighty, I would suggest that the only real option is something from the MPV or 4x4 stable that has the rear seats higher than the front for visibility (fighting chance of a direct view with a kiddie seat) and also provides face level fresh air vents for the side rear passengers. That might just do the trick. Another trick here is to remove the front headrest to improve forward visibility from the rear (Outside chance of whiplash or definate puke? It's not a difficult call that.).
For me, the suspension (bouncy or firm) made little difference, it was more about the view and the ventilation. The one exception here is anything with Citroen's hydropneumatic suspension which still makes me feel queasy to this day, even when driving one.
Do not mention food while on the move. That's fatal. My eldest once insisted on holding forth on the subject to wind up his sister, despite being repeatedly told to put a sock in it. In a move worthy of Solomon, when the inevitable occurred she turned sideways and soaked him to the skin. Nothing more was said, we figured that ten minutes stood at the side of the road, liberally covered in fresh vomit, while we attended to her was enough by way of chastisement. The expression on his face supported that theory at the time and he certainly never did it again.
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