Mr Rees-Mogg has told secretaries of state they must send a “clear message” to officials about ending the work from home culture and urge them to ensure that taxpayer-funded offices are at “full capacity”.

He has written to ministers ordering them to send civil servants back to the office, after gathering data that showed up to three-quarters of staff are still working from home.

The Department for Education fared worst, with 25 per cent of staff going in each day on average, while the rest worked remotely.

It was followed by the Department for Work and Pensions, where 27 per cent came into the office, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where 31 per cent came in.

Last week, The Telegraph revealed that the Civil Service is still advertising jobs that require staff to be in the office less than half the time, despite Mr Rees-Mogg’s push to get people back to work.

At least three roles paying up to £100,000 were being advertised by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The roles require staff to be in the office only 40 per cent of the time.